Victim Meets Offender

Author : Mark Umbreit
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2023-09-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781666776102

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Victim Meets Offender by Mark Umbreit Pdf

Victim Meets Offender (1993) is truly a seminal publication in the restorative justice movement. It represents the first multi-state empirical study of the impact of restorative justice dialogue through the first and most widely used restorative justice practice, namely victim offender mediation (also referred to as victim offender reconciliation, victim offender conferencing, or victim offender dialogue). Examining programs in California, Minnesota, New Mexico, and Texas, this book provides comparison group data on client satisfaction, victim perceptions of fairness, and completion of restitution. Recidivism data is also included. After more than three decades, Umbreit’s seminal publication remains the most widely cited restorative justice study and has influenced policy development and practice in North and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.

Author : Jo-Anne M. Wemmers
Publisher : Kugler Publications
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Law
ISBN : 9062991440

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Victims in the Criminal Justice System by Jo-Anne M. Wemmers Pdf

Author : Mark S. Umbreit
Publisher : Criminal Justice Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1994-04-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1881798925

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Victim Meets Offender by Mark S. Umbreit Pdf

Author : Mark S. Umbreit
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic government information
ISBN : PURD:32754069572208

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National Survey of Victim-offender Mediation Programs in the United States by Mark S. Umbreit Pdf

Author : Mark S. Umbreit,Robert B. Coates,Boris Kalanj
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Law
ISBN : 188179802X

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Victim Meets Offender by Mark S. Umbreit,Robert B. Coates,Boris Kalanj Pdf

"Here in one easily accessible book is a summary of the key research findings in victim-offender mediation/reconciliation, coupled with practical suggestions for those operating or starting such programs." Howard Zeh Director, MCC Office, Crime and Justice"Dr Umbreit is the foremost practitioner and researcher in the areas of crime victim and offender mediation. This book reports findings from the only major study on the topic." Burt Galaway Dean, Faculty of Social Work, University of Manitoba

Author : Lorraine S. Amstutz
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2009-12-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781680992526

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The Little Book of Victim Offender Conferencing by Lorraine S. Amstutz Pdf

Victim offender dialogues have been developed as a way to hold offenders accountable to the person they have harmed and to give victims a voice about how to put things right. It is a way of acknowledging the importance of the relationship, of the connection which crime creates. Granted, the relationship is a negative one, but there is a relationship. Amstutz has been a practitioner and a teacher in the field for more than 20 years.

Author : Mark S. Umbreit,Jean Greenwood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic government information
ISBN : PURD:32754071785640

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Guidelines for Victim-sensitive Victim-offender Mediation by Mark S. Umbreit,Jean Greenwood Pdf

These Guidelines assist administrators in developing or enhancing their restorative justice programs. It provides practical guidance for mediators to facilitate balanced & fair mediation, which will ensure the safety & integrity of all the participants. Chapters: victim-offender mediation: a national perspective; guidelines for victim-sensitive mediation & dialogue with offenders; recommendations for program development; results of a survey of victim-offender mediation programs in the U.S.; what is humanistic mediation?; profiles of programs; & promising practices. Bibliography.

Author : Mark S. Umbreit
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2002-02-28
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0787958700

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The Handbook of Victim Offender Mediation by Mark S. Umbreit Pdf

Written by Mark Umbreit, internationally known for his work in restorative justice, this indispensable resource offers an empirically grounded, state-of-the-art analysis of the application and impact of victim offender mediation, a movement that has spread throughout North America and abroad. The Handbook of Victim Offender Mediation provides practical guidance and resources for offering victim meditation in property crimes, in minor assaults, and, more recently, with crimes of severe violence, including with family members of murder victims who request to meet the offender.

Author : Yvon Dandurand,Curt Taylor Griffiths,United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Publisher : United Nations Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Law
ISBN : 9211337542

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Handbook on Restorative Justice Programmes by Yvon Dandurand,Curt Taylor Griffiths,United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Pdf

The present handbook offers, in a quick reference format, an overview of key considerations in the implementation of participatory responses to crime based on a restorative justice approach. Its focus is on a range of measures and programmes, inspired by restorative justice values, that are flexible in their adaptation to criminal justice systems and that complement them while taking into account varying legal, social and cultural circumstances. It was prepared for the use of criminal justice officials, non-governmental organizations and community groups who are working together to improve current responses to crime and conflict in their community

Author : Estelle Zinsstag,Marie Keenan
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2017-02-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317247500

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Restorative Responses to Sexual Violence by Estelle Zinsstag,Marie Keenan Pdf

Sexual violence, in all its forms, is a crime for which anecdotal accounts and scholarly reports suggest victims in their great majority do not receive adequate ‘justice’ or redress. The theory and practice of restorative justice is rapidly developing and offers some well-argued new avenues for dealings with crime in general. It has the potential to be extended to cases of sexual violence and a number of small scale programmes are already underway across the world. Restorative Responses to Sexual Violence examines this innovative justice paradigm in more depth in the particular context of sexual trauma and violence in order to establish the empirical realities of restorative justice approaches in cases of sexual violence, and considers how such approaches could be developed adequately in the future. This book is divided into two parts, each representing a key area of research and practice: theoretical and conceptual frameworks, and justice and therapeutic perspectives. This international collection brings together leading expert scholars and practitioners to offer both theoretical and practical perspectives on restorative justice and sexual violence. This book will be of interest to researchers in the field of law, criminology, psychology, social science, social work and psychotherapy, as well as practitioners in the fields of criminal justice, restorative justice and sex offender and victim trauma therapies.

Author : Martin Wright,Burt Galaway
Publisher : Sage Publications (CA)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Community-based corrections
ISBN : 0803980647

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Mediation and Criminal Justice by Martin Wright,Burt Galaway Pdf

The last decade has seen the growth of mediation as an alternative to existing forms of resolution of the criminal justice process. The rise of mediation has been inspired by varied motives: to give victims better outcomes; to relieve the pressures on the courts; to offer courts new ways of resolving disputes; and to restore justice to the community outside the criminal justice system. To what extent can mediation schemes achieve the aims of their exponents? Wright and Galaway assess the international experiences of mediation in theory and in practice. A team of researchers and practitioners draw together experiences in North America, Western Europe and Japan, and examine the extent to which different forms of mediation have succeeded in their aims. They address key problems such as how far it has extended the reach of the criminal justice system. As a major international assessment of the progress of mediation, this book will be essential reading for researchers and lecturers in criminology, social work and law as well as for all concerned with the rights of victims and offenders and with the criminal justice system. "The articles are consistently well written and provide a great breadth of information about the developments in the field." --The Alternative Newsletter "Although mediation of civil disputes has become a growth industry over the past decade, extending the concept into the criminal field has proved more problematic. This first-of-its-kind collection by a group of well-known scholars and practitioners helps explain why this is so . . . . This volume makes a real contribution to the analysis of criminal justice reform. For upper-level students and faculty members." --Choice"A collection with sufficient detail for anyone interested in mediation." --Times Higher Education Supplement "Wright and Galaway have collected a valuable group of essays relating to the use of mediation in the criminal justice system. . . . The essays are generally excellent. . . . They offer a range of valuable insights into some of the fundamental questions facing the dispute resolution community." --The Alternative Newsletter "Mediation and Criminal Justice, edited by two distinguished criminal justice experts, makes an important contribution: A primary intent of the book is to consider the benefits that can be realized by bringing together victims and offenders who don't know each other, and by emphasizing reparative rather than retributive justice. . . . The book provides a diverse set of perspectives from which to form opinions about the merits and drawbacks of mediation." --Judicature

Author : Laura J. Moriarty
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2008-10-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317523727

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Controversies in Victimology by Laura J. Moriarty Pdf

Controversies in Victimology features original works of noted scholars and practitioners, aiming to shed light on the debates over, the media attention on, and the psychology behind victimization. This book discusses the controversies from all sides of the debate, and attempts to reconcile the issues in order to move the field forward.

Author : Inge Vanfraechem,Daniela Bolívar Fernández,Ivo Aertsen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135092900

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Victims and Restorative Justice by Inge Vanfraechem,Daniela Bolívar Fernández,Ivo Aertsen Pdf

Restorative justice aims to address the consequences of crime by encouraging victims and offenders to communicate and discuss the harm caused by the crime that has been committed. In the majority of cases, restorative justice is facilitated by direct and indirect dialogue between victims and offenders, but it also includes support networks and sometimes involves professionals such as police, lawyers, social workers or prosecutors and judges. In theory, the victim is a core participant in restorative justice and the restoration of the harm is a first concern. In practice, questions arise as to whether the victim is actively involved in the process, what restoration may entail, whether there is a risk of secondary victimisation and whether the victim is truly at the heart of the restorative response, or whether the offender remains the focal point of attention. Using a combination of victimological literature and empirical data from a European research project, this book considers the role and the position of the victim in restorative justice practices, focusing on legislative, organisational and institutional frameworks of victim-offender mediation and conferencing programmes at a national and local level, as well as the victims’ personal needs and experiences. The findings are essential reading for academics and students engaged in the study of justice, victimology and law. The publication will also be valuable to policymakers and professionals such as social workers, lawyers and mediators.

Author : Dennis Sullivan,Larry Tifft
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 860 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2007-05-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134260782

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Handbook of Restorative Justice by Dennis Sullivan,Larry Tifft Pdf

Handbook of Restorative Justice is a collection of original, cutting-edge essays that offer an insightful and critical assessment of the theory, principles and practices of restorative justice around the globe. This much-awaited volume is a response to the cry of students, scholars and practitioners of restorative justice, for a comprehensive resource about a practice that is radically transforming the way the human community responds to loss, trauma and harm. Its diverse essays not only explore the various methods of responding nonviolently to harms-done by persons, groups, global corporations and nation-states, but also examine the dimensions of restorative justice in relation to criminology, victimology, traumatology and feminist studies. In addition. They contain prescriptions for how communities might re-structure their family, school and workplace life according to restorative values. This Handbook is an essential tool for every serious student of criminal, social and restorative justice.

Author : Joanna Shapland,Gwen Robinson,Angela Sorsby
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2011-07-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136652967

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Restorative Justice in Practice by Joanna Shapland,Gwen Robinson,Angela Sorsby Pdf

Restorative justice has made significant progress in recent years and now plays an increasingly important role in and alongside the criminal justice systems of a number of countries in different parts of the world. In many cases, however, successes and failures, strengths and weaknesses have not been evaluated sufficiently systematically and comprehensively, and it has been difficult to gain an accurate picture of its implementation and the lessons to be drawn from this. Restorative Justice in Practice addresses this need, analyzing the results of the implementation of three restorative justice schemes in England and Wales in the largest and most complete trial of restorative justice with adult offenders worldwide. It aims to bring out the practicalities of setting up and running restorative justice schemes in connection with criminal justice, the costs of doing so and the key professional and ethical issues involved. At the same time the book situates these findings within the growing international academic and policy debates about restorative justice, addressing a number of key issues for criminal justice and penology, including: how far victim expectations of justice are and can be met by restorative justice aligned with criminal justice whether ‘community’ is involved in restorative justice for adult offenders and how this relates to social capital how far restorative justice events relate to processes of desistance (giving up crime), promote reductions in reoffending and link to resettlement what stages of criminal justice may be most suitable for restorative justice and how this relates to victim and offender needs the usefulness of conferencing and mediation as forms of restorative justice with adults. Restorative Justice in Practice will be essential reading for both students and practitioners, and a key contribution to the restorative justice debate.