Personal First Language for Advocates & Allies Practice Guide from NCACR

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The National Coalition Against Conviction Registries (NCACR), part of the Restorative Action Alliance, has developed a Personal First Language for Advocates & Allies Practice Guide.

http://www.cure-sort.org/uploads/2/6/6/6/26665362/ncacr_person_first_language.pdf

 

From their About web page (https://www.restorativeactionalliance.org/about), the Restorative Action Alliance states -

 

Restorative Action Alliance, Inc., is passionate about addressing two categories of harm while honoring the humanity of every person and seeking real solutions to help people and communities thrive. Together, we work to address:

 

1) Intimate and gender-based violence:

• sexual harassment
• sexual abuse
• sexual exploitation
• rape and assault
• other types of intimate harm

2) Ineffective approaches that our criminal legal system utilizes to address sexual harm:

• conviction registries (public or private), community notification, and shaming
• lengthy & mandatory minimum sentences
• overreaching and punitive probation and parole practices
• civil commitment and solitary confinement
• coercive mental health treatment
• proximity and housing restrictions (banishment laws)
• retroactively applied punishment and restriction to liberty interests
• lack of survivor input in the context of accountability