Victim-offender mediation in the UK
by Liebmann, Marian
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) In Victim-offender mediation in Europe: Making restorative justice work, ed. The European Forum for Victim-Offender Mediation and Restorative Justice, 337-369. With an introduction by Tony Peters. Leuven, Belgium: Leuven University Press. Liebmann and Masters examine the history...
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Victim-offender mediation in Poland
by Czarnecka-Dzialuk, Beata
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) In Victim-offender mediation in Europe: Making restorative justice work, ed. The European Forum for Victim-Offender Mediation and Restorative Justice, 309-335. With an introduction by Tony Peters. Leuven, Belgium: Leuven University Press. The authors mark the beginning of...
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Victim-offender mediation in Norway
by Paus, Karen Kristin
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) In Victim-offender mediation in Europe: Making restorative justice work, ed. The European Forum for Victim-Offender Mediation and Restorative Justice, 281-308. With an introduction by Tony Peters. Leuven, Belgium: Leuven University Press. Two key events in the late 1970s provide...
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Victim-offender mediation in Germany
by Bannenberg, Britta
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) In Victim-offender mediation in Europe: Making restorative justice work, ed. The European Forum for Victim-Offender Mediation and Restorative Justice, 251-279. With an introduction by Tony Peters. Leuven, Belgium: Leuven University Press. Bannenberg sketches the historical...
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Victim-offender mediation in France
by Jullion, Daniel
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) In Victim-offender mediation in Europe: Making restorative justice work, ed. The European Forum for Victim-Offender Mediation and Restorative Justice, 211-249. With an introduction by Tony Peters. Leuven, Belgium: Leuven University Press. Jullion begins with a detailed summary...
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Victim-offender mediation in Finland
by Iivari, Juhani
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) In Victim-offender mediation in Europe: Making restorative justice work, ed. The European Forum for Victim-Offender Mediation and Restorative Justice, 193-210. With an introduction by Tony Peters. Leuven, Belgium: Leuven University Press. Juhani Iivari examines the history and...
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Victim-offender mediation in Europe: Making restorative justice work
by European Forum for Victim-Offender Mediation and Restorative Justice, Christa
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) With an introduction by Tony Peters. Leuven, Belgium: Leuven University Press. This is a set of papers surveying issues and conditions concerning victim-offender mediation and restorative justice in various countries in Europe. Published by the European Forum for Victim-Offender...
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Victim-Offender Mediation in Austria
by Pelikan, Christa
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) In Victim-offender mediation in Europe: Making restorative justice work, ed. The European Forum for Victim-Offender Mediation and Restorative Justice, 125-152. With an introduction by Tony Peters. Leuven, Belgium: Leuven University Press. Pelikan notes that Austria has a...
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Biblical Vision of Justice
by Bianchi, H
June 4, 2015
Source: (1996) Mennonite Central Committee, United States. People use the concept of retaliation to justify a repressive criminal law system, claiming it is found in the Bible. A check of the original Hebrew text shows that where western translators use the words ‘retaliation’ or...
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Viewing restorative justice through victims’ eyes
by Herman, Susan
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) Community Corrections Report 6 (September/October): 83-84. Despite improvements in the criminal justice system in addressing the needs and rights of victims, crime victims often feel further unsatisfied, alienated, and mistreated by the system. In theory, restorative justice...
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Victims’ wishes for compensation: The immaterial aspect
by Malsch, Marijke
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) Journal of Criminal Justice 27 (no. 3): 239-247. Malsch and Carriere observe that victims have various expectations of the criminal justice system. These expectations relate to both the process of the system and the outcome of the trial. The authors examine victims’...
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Victim Support’s perspective on restorative justice
by George, Chris
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) Prison Service Journal (May): 12-14. Victim Support in the United Kingdom is a voluntary organization providing services to victims of crimes, their families, and crime witnesses. From that perspective, George maintains that restorative justice can offer real benefits to victims...
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Victim Services Needs Assessment: A Research Study of Victim Services in the Community
by Petersen, Dan
June 4, 2015
Source: (2001) Topeka: Washburn University. The research involved a study of practitioner perspectives, crime victim perspectives, and an assessment of services in various organizational categories. Although there were methodological limitations in the study, the data collected provided an...
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Victims’ Rights 2000: Louisiana’s response
by Wall, Joan
June 4, 2015
Source: (2000) Crime Victims Report 4 (September/October): 57-58. Wall reports on activities of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections to observe National Crime Victims’ Rights Week 2000. The activities represented the department’s growing commitment to...
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Victims’ needs, victims’ rights: Policies and programs for victims of crime in Australia
by Cook, Bree
June 4, 2015
Source: (1999) Research and public policy series, no. 19. Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology. In this document the authors examine crime victimization in Australia. At the beginning of the report, they summarize their research methodology. Following that, they organize and present...
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