Restorative justice (RJ) is a way of doing justice following an offense that is primarily oriented towards repairing individual, relational, and social harm. This study examined how RJ processes, conducted following intrafamilial sexual abuse, helped restore the family relationship, and assessed their contribution to the healing and recovery of the victims and the family system. Twenty-three adults who have chosen to take part in RJ processes were interviewed for this study, including incest survivors, non-offending family members, friends, and RJ facilitators. We used a thematic approach within an experiential framework to analyze the qualitative data. Analysis of the interviews highlights the unique role played by the family affected by incest in the journey of recovery undertaken by the survivor and other family members. Together, the participants’ voices join into a multifaceted portrait of a highly complex process that enables survivors and their family to make themselves heard, become empowered, and grow towards recovery and restoration. The present study adds to recent studies on RJ in cases of sexual offense, and in the particular intrafamilial context. It enriches the literature with descriptions of the participants’ experiences, shedding light on the unique characteristics of RJ processes in incest cases. The study also refines the contribution of the RJ process as an alternative for or as complementary to legal or therapeutic processes, as well as in highlighting the importance of restoring the family system and the suitability of the process for incest cases.

恢复性司法（RJ）是在主要针对修复个人，关系和社会伤害的犯罪之后进行正义的一种方式。这项研究调查了在家庭内性虐待之后进行的RJ程序如何帮助恢复家庭关系，并评估了其对受害者和家庭系统的康复和康复的贡献。选择参加RJ流程的23位成年人接受了这项研究的采访，其中包括乱伦幸存者，无罪的家庭成员，朋友和RJ促进者。我们在经验框架内使用了主题方法来分析定性数据。对访谈的分析强调了受乱伦影响的家庭在幸存者和其他家庭成员进行康复的过程中所扮演的独特角色。一起，参与者的声音融入了一个高度复杂的过程的多面肖像，使幸存者及其家人能够听到自己的声音，被赋予能力并朝康复和恢复的方向成长。本研究增加了有关性侵犯案件和特定家庭内情况下RJ的最新研究。它通过描述参与者的经历丰富了文献，阐明了乱伦案例中RJ流程的独特特征。这项研究还完善了RJ程序作为法律或治疗程序的替代或补充的贡献，并着重强调了恢复家庭制度的重要性以及该程序对于乱伦案件的适用性。