Back to RJ Archive

Romanian juvenile justice system towards its way to restorative practices.

Balahur, Doina
June 4, 2015

Source: (2004) Paper presented at the Third Conference of the European Forum for Victim-Offender Mediation and Restorative Justice, “Restorative Justice in Europe: Where are we heading?”, Budapest, Hungary, 14-16 October. Downloaded 24 May 2005.

The practice of VOM in Romania has been experimentally undertaken in Bucharest and Craiova. The two
experimental centres have been set up in 2002 based on the partnership between the Department of
Reintegration from Romanian Ministry of Justice, Centre for Legal Resources and the Foundation Family and
Child Care. The technical assistance has been provided by the experts of DFID from UK. According to the aims and objectives of the VOM experiment only those types of crimes have been selected which are based on the criminal complain of the victim (battering, assault and other crimes against the person, insult etc). The persons – victims and young offenders – have been integrated based on their voluntary consent. (excerpt)

Tags:

AbstractCourtsEuropeEvaluation/StudyJuvenilePrisonsReportRestorative PracticesRJ and the WorkplaceRJ in SchoolsRJ OfficeStatutes and LegislationTeachers and StudentsVictim Offender MediationVictim Support
Support the cause

We've Been Restoring Justice for More Than 40 Years

Your donation helps Prison Fellowship International repair the harm caused by crime by emphasizing accountability, forgiveness, and making amends for prisoners and those affected by their actions. When victims, offenders, and community members meet to decide how to do that, the results are transformational.

Donate Now