The community response to gender-based violence has long been characterized by two broad goals: survivor safety and perpetrator accountability. The latter has aim has been elusive. In the United States context, accountability has centered criminal processing including a robust first response from law enforcement (e.g., mandated arrest policies; policies against dual arrest), prosecution (e.g., evidence-based led by the state), protection orders (e.g., co-locating advocates in court houses; moving orders efficiently from emergency to longer-term plenary orders). Yet, a reliance on a retributive justice movement has been critiqued almost for as long as it has been pursued. Women of color, especially, have noted the "double binds" created by an emphasis on criminal processing, a system that disproportionately targets men of color. As an alternative, restorative justice approaches are increasingly articulated. While promising, these efforts are nascent, with various complexities being explored including the voluntariness of participation, when and where restorative opportunities should be offered (in universities adjudication? in lieu of criminal prosecution?), and the outcomes associated with this process for survivors and for perpetrators. Finally, notions of a community accountability have surfaced over the years, posing questions regarding the role of bystanders, the transformation of rape culture, the re-education of generations of students regarding consent and healthy relationships and the role of faith- and civic- organizations. The current study provides a comprehensive empirical literature review of the status of the gender-based violence movements (including intimate partner and sexual assault) approaches to perpetrator accountability accompanied by interviews with a wide range of cardholders in the community response to gender-based violence including survivors, advocates, researchers, policy makers, and state/regional coalition members. The aim is to chart a new horizon for the pursuit accountability in the 21stcentury that is embedded in a robust community response, centered in community rather than outsourced to criminal processing.