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<p>This zine looks at contemporary anarchist theory and practice on crime and justice, though it won't be using these terms. The first half will be a critical examination of Transformative Justice-based accountability processes, an approach with origins in US anarchist circles now taking seed in parts of Europe. The other half looks at retributive approaches, such as survivor-led direct action against rapists.</p> <p><em>On Crime</em> argues that we need to reconsider what we understand as problem behaviour before searching for solutions. In doing so, it attempts to lay the conceptual ground for the subsequent discussions. <em>Beautiful, Difficult, Powerful</em> presents an accountability process in detail. It is a zine in its own right and has been taken from the book <em>The Revolution Starts at Home: confronting intimate violence within activist communities.</em> <em>Accounting for Ourselves </em>gives an excellent overview of the history and difficulties of accountability processes. Written by the anarchist collective, CrimethInc, it is very much rooted in US punk and DIY culture. <em>'Anarchist' rapist</em> gets the bat and <em>Communiqué </em>are statements written by groups in the US who've taken direct action to physically confront their rapists. <em>Beyond Revenge & Reconciliation</em> seeks to draw together the points of disagreement and lessons learnt to help develop a pragmatic and anti-dogmatic approach to dealing with oppressive behaviour in our communities.</p>