ABSTRACT
To begin with, writing a chapter with the hope of defining the area of peacemaking criminology proved to be a real struggle. Part of this writer's perspective, as a self-defined peacemaking criminologist, involves the appreciation of diverse voices and approaches. Being a peacemaker, it is important to view any situation from another's perspective. For this peacemaker, all persons matter, as all are part of something larger and difficult to define. To write a defining piece has the potential for an authoritarian approach, which is in direct contrast to the core values of the overarching perspective of peacemaking. How to approach this task, then, became a struggle of immense proportions for this writer. At the same time, sharing the overarching perspective of peacemaking, and its possible implications for the study of race, class, and gender, was viewed as very important and necessary. This reflexive statement is also important and necessary. I want the reader to know where I am coming from and what I hope to accomplish with this chapter.
