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The Meaning of Compensation in Institutional Abuse Programs

2002; Volume: 17; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.60082/0829-3929.1043

0829-3929

Seetal Sunga,

Corruption and Economic Development

RItsUMItLes cas de mauvais traitements en 6tablissement comportent un pr6judice personnel A la fois sur le plan psychologique et sur le plan physique.La violence physique et la violence sexuelle ont une incidence sur le sens qu'a une personne d'elle-meme, sur son sens d'int6grit6 et sur son sens de capacit6 ou de pouvoir d'exister comme une personne distincte de l'agresseur.En plus des autres d6fis qu'elles posent, les demandes fond6es sur des mauvais traitements sont difficiles A examiner dans le cadre d'un processus judiciaire ou non judiciaire, car toute tentative d'6tudier les pr6judices de base qui r6sultent du mauvais traitement doit essayer de r6pondre A la nature tr~s personnelle des pr6judices caus6s par les mauvais traitements et qui ne se traduisent pas facilement en une valeur mon6taire.... is power always in a subordinate position relative to the economy?Is it always in the service of, and ultimately answerable to, the economy?Is its essential end and purpose to serve the economy?Is it destined to realise, consolidate, maintain and reproduce the relations appropriate to the economy and essential to its functioning?... is power modelled upon the economy?' (2002) 17 Journal of Law and Social Policy on her 4 sense of wholeness, and on her sense of ability or power to exist as a person apart from the abuser.Aside from other challenges, abuse claims are difficult to address through a judicial or alternative non-judicial process because any attempt to address the core injuries that result from abuse must try to respond to the highly personal nature of abuse injuries which do not easily translate to a monetary value. The ProblemTypically, in non-judicial compensation programs, the institutional authorities provide some form of non-monetary package that attempts to address the personal needs of survivors with appropriate means.For example, the following non-monetary benefits can be provided to achieve personal goals: " therapy and other health services to achieve healing; " provision of an apology to work toward restoring relationships; public education and institutional reforms to prevent further abuse; * the establishment of an historic record or memorials to acknowledge and bear witness to the abuse;* participation in the resolution process to promote the empowerment of survivors; and, * provision of retraining and educational opportunities to enable transformation or the recapture of lost educational opportunities. 5Such efforts go some way toward addressing the personal needs of survivors of abuse, at least partially because they directly address particular injuries and therefore carry a clear meaning.