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Victims of Severe Violence Meet the Offender: Restorative Justice Through Dialogue:
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Umbreit, M. Bradshaw, William R. Coates, Robert B. |
| Copyright Year | 1999 |
| Abstract | Both restorative justice in general and victim offender mediation specifically continue to be identified with primarily, if not exclusively, addressing non-violent property crimes, and perhaps even minor assaults. This article will challenge such assumptions by providing empirical evidence that suggests that many of the principles of restorative justice can be applied in crimes of severe violence, including murder. Some would even suggest that the deepest healing impact of restorative justice is to be found in addressing and responding to such violent crime. An increasing number of victims of sexual assault, attempted homicide, and survivors of murder victims, in Canada and the United States, are requesting the opportunity to meet the offender to express the full impact of the crime upon their life, to get answers to many questions they have and to gain a greater sense of closure so that they can move on with their lives. In most cases this occurs many years after the crime occurred and the actual mediati... |
| Starting Page | 321 |
| Ending Page | 343 |
| Page Count | 23 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1177/026975809900600405 |
| Volume Number | 6 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.safetylit.org/citations/ild_request_form.php?article_id=citjournalarticle_385330_38 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1177/026975809900600405 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
