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A victim-offender conference following a burglary

Editor, Terry
June 4, 2015

Source: (2006) Restorative Justice Newsletter, Department of Corrective Services, New South Wales Government.

In a burglary case, victim-offender conferencing helps the victims to move on from the trauma of the experience and the offender feel like he has begun to make reparations for his crime.

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