This is a manuscript that has been long in the making. A variety of factors have contributed to the long gestation period. The victim-survivors, with whom I had the privilege of talking, graciously shared their experiences with me. However, my difficulties in revisiting their painful experiences partly contributed to my resistance. “Restorative justice” is not a term that long-time domestic violence service providers and victim advocates take to very kindly. On behalf of the women whose stories you will read in this monograph, I kindly request that you withhold judgment until you have read the case we have made. I was first introduced to the field of domestic violence when I was invited to serve on the board of a domestic violence shelter in Chicago. My interest in the field continued even after I moved to Northern California and started my teaching career at Santa Clara University. Credit for rekindling my interest in family violence goes particularly to Dr. Bernadette Muscat and Dr. Kichiro Iwamoto. Two sets of former students, many of whom have moved on to their adult careers, deserve special gratitude: Satomi Takahashi and Dr. Demetra Kalogrides, for painstakingly transcribing the lengthy interviews and preparing the data for analysis; and the undergraduates who helped with conducting the telephone surveys. Special appreciation also goes to the community service providers, Mary Pat Panighetti (retired probation officer), Pam Butler, and other staff at the local battered women’s agencies for facilitating contact with victim-survivors of domestic violence. Comments from the anonymous review of the manuscript were critical in strengthening the integration of restorative justice and domestic violence literatures. Thanks to Lexington Books for coordinating the review and for shepherding the manuscript through the publication process.