Full title in original language:
Victims and Restorative Justice: An Empirical Study of Needs, Experience and Position of the Victim within Restorative Justice Practices
Education level:
University University (18+ years)Topic / subtopic:
Crime prevention and criminal justice Restorative justice Criminal justice systemTarget audience:
Students,
Teachers / Lecturers
Type of resource:
Publication / Article
Languages:
English
Region of relevance:
Global
Access:
open access
Individual authors:
Daniella Bolívar, Ivo Aertsen, Ine Vanfraechem
Publication year:
2015
Published by:
European Forum for Restorative Justice
Copyright holder:
© European Forum for Restorative Justice
Contact name and address:
European Forum for Restorative Justice
Contact website:
Key themes:
cpcj, criminal justice, crime prevention, justice, crime, restorative justice, victim, study
Links:
Short description:
This report covers the final findings of the two-‐‑year research project “victims and restorative justice” coordinated by the European Forum for Restorative Justice and implemented in The Netherlands, Finland and Austria. This research aimed to study the position of the victim in restorative justice (RJ). To do so, two main issues were addressed: on the one hand, the experiences of victims of crime who had participated (or not, for whatever reason) in victim-‐‑offender mediation and, on the other hand, the opinions and views of practitioners from the fields of victim support and RJ.