Devin A. Giordano

Times Opinion: Survivors’ justice needs more than just laws

by Devin A. Giordano ·July 22, 2026

Early this year, New Jersey became the sixth state to enact a law that lets courts consider past history of abuse as a mitigating…

Dreamstime/TNS / Advocacy for survivors' justice laws emerged in 2009 after decades of research revealed that domestic violence, sexual violence and coercive control were significant contributing factors in cases of crimes committed by abuse survivors, but were rarely considered by courts at sentencing, writes Devin A. Giordano.