Victim Offender Mediation: An Analysis of Programs in Four States of the U.S.
by Umbreit, Mark S
June 4, 2015
Source: (1992) Minneapolis, MN: Minnesota Citizens Council on Crime and Justice, 214p. This report presents the results of the first large cross-site evaluation of victim offender mediation programs. Programs in four cities: Albuquerque, Minneapolis, Oakland, and Austin: were examined in a...
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“Victim Offender Mediation: A Review of the Research in the United States.”
by Umbreit, Mark S
June 4, 2015
Source: (1992) In: G. Davis (ed.), Making Amends: Mediation and Reparation in Criminal Justice. London, UK: Routledge, pp. 190-199. This chapter reviews all the major empirical studies of victim-offender mediation in the United States. Key findings from each study is presented, major themes...
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“The Impact of Mediating Victim Offender Conflict: An Analysis of Programs in Three States.”
by Umbreit, Mark S
June 4, 2015
Source: (1992) Juvenile and Family Court Journal 43(1):21-28. This study reports on evaluations of victim-offender mediation programs working with the juvenile courts in Albuquerque, NM; Minneapolis, MN; and Oakland, CA. Data were gathered from 868 interviews with crime victims and offenders,...
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“Cross-Site Analysis of Victim-Offender Mediation in Four States.”
by Umbreit, Mark S
June 4, 2015
Source: (1995) Crime & Delinquency 39(4):565-585. This cross-site analysis of victim-offender mediation in the U.S. evaluates programs in Albuquerque, NM; Austin, TX; Minneapolis, MN; and Oakland, CA. Data (1990-91) involved 304 pre- and 432 post-mediation interviews, and 417 interviews...
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“Penal and Community Mediation: The Case of France.”
by BonafT-Schmitt, J.-P
June 4, 2015
Source: (1992) In: H. Messmer and H.-U. Otto (eds.), Restorative Justice on Trial: Pitfalls and Potentials of Victim-Offender Mediation: International Research Perspectives. Dordrecht, NETH: Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 179-196. Penal and community mediation are recent phenomena in France....
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Family Group Conferencing Comes to the U.S.: A Comparison with Victim Offender Mediation.
by Umbreit, Mark S
June 4, 2015
Source: (1996) Juvenile and Family Court Journal. 47(2): 29-38. This essay discusses family group conferencing (FGC) as was introduced to North America by five Australians and the Real Justice” organization in Pennsylvania. This model is compared with victim offender mediation (VOM)....
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Mediation of Criminal Conflict: An Assessment of Programs in Four Canadian Provinces. Executive Summary Report.
by Umbreit, Mark S
June 4, 2015
Source: (1995) St. Paul, MN: The Center for Restorative Justice & Mediation. University of Minnesota. This booklet reports on an evaluation of victim offender mediation programs operating in Langley, Calgary, Winnipeg, and Ottawa for both adult and juvenile offenders. Program...
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“Restorative Justice: Implications for Organizational Change.”
by Umbreit, Mark S
June 4, 2015
Source: (1995) Federal Probation 59(1):47-54. This essay draws on the experience of the Dakota County (MN) Community Corrections Department to illustrate planning activities needed to prepare a department for fundamental changes in the approach to and delivery of restorative services. Moving a...
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“Family Group Conferences: A Challenge to Victim Offender Mediation?”
by Umbreit, Mark S
June 4, 2015
Source: (1996) Victim Offenders Mediation Association Quarterly 7(1):4-8. This article discusses two models of family group conferencing (FGC) coming to the U.S. from New Zealand and from Australia. The FGC model is intuitively appealing to restorative justice advocates in North America and...
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Mediation of Criminal Conflict in England: An Assessment of Services in Coventry and Leeds.
by Umbreit, Mark S
June 4, 2015
Source: (1996) St. Paul. MN: Center for Restorative Justice & Mediation. University of Minnesota This booklet reports of the development and impact of two adult victim-offender mediation projects in Great Britain using common data collection instruments and analysis from two other...
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“Offender Meets Victim: An Alternative to Prison.”
by Umbreit, Mark S
June 4, 2015
Source: (1982) Law Enforcement Communication 10(4):12-15. Victim Offender Reconciliation Programs (VORP) offer an alternative to incarceration for appropriate offenders who have committed property-related offenses. VORP programs are operated by private sector organizations, often a church....
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Victim Offender Mediation: Conflict Resolution and Restitution.
by Umbreit, Mark S
June 4, 2015
Source: (1985) Valparaiso, IN: PACT Institute of Justice. This report describes the history of victim-offender reconciliation programs in Canada (Kitchener, Ontario) and the U.S. (Elkhart, Indiana). Key elements in program development are presented. Research on programs in Valparaiso (IN),...
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Crime and Reconciliation: Creative Options for Victims and Offenders
by Umbreit, Mark S
June 4, 2015
Source: (1985) Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press. This report describes the operations and assumptions of the Indiana-based Prisoner and Community Together (PACT) program. A biblical perspective on crime and punishment suggests that: responding to crime should involve both the victim and the...
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“Victim/Offender Mediation: A National Survey.”
by Umbreit, Mark S
June 4, 2015
Source: (1985) Federal Probation 50(4):53-56 This survey reports that during the past decade, more than 50 communities in the U.S. have initiated Victim Offender Reconciliation Programs (VORPs), correctional programs that employ both conflict resolution and restitution techniques. Victims and...
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Victim Offender Mediation with Violent Offenses.
by Umbreit, Mark S
June 4, 2015
Source: (1986) Valparaiso, IN: PACT Institute of Justice. Victim-offender mediation has largely been used with property offenders. However, recent experience with juveniles in Oklahoma correctional institutions and adults in the Genesee County (NY) jail suggests that the concept can be applied...
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