Victims' Experiences with, Expectations and Perceptions of Restorative Justice: A critical Review of the Literature

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Table of Contents

• Executive Summary
• 1. Introduction
  • 1.1 Background
  • 1.2 Objectives
  • 1.3 Methodology
  • 1.4 Layout of the Report
• 2. Victims in General
  • 2.1 Perceptions of Restorative Justice
    • 2.1.1 Information
    • 2.1.2 Reparation
    • 2.1.3 Meeting with the Offender
    • 2.1.4 Decision-making Power
    • 2.1.5 Summary
• 3. Victims Participating in Restorative Justice Programs
  • 3.1 Diversion
    • 3.1.1 Victim-Offender Mediation Programs
    • 3.1.2 Family Group Conferences
    • 3.1.3 Reparation
    • 3.1.4 Summary
  • 3.2 Court-based Programs
    • 3.2.1 Victim-Offender Reconciliation Program
    • 3.2.2 Victim-Offender Mediation Programs
    • 3.2.3 Restitution
    • 3.2.4 Sentencing Circles
    • 3.2.5 Summary
  • 3.3 Post-Sentencing Programs
    • 3.3.1 Restorative Mediation
    • 3.3.2 Victim-Offender Conciliation
    • 3.3.3 Restitution in Correctional Half-way Houses
    • 3.3.4 Summary
  • 3.4 Summary and Conclusion
• 4. Specific Groups of Victims
  • 4.1 Violent Crimes
    • 4.1.1 Victim-Offender Mediation
    • 4.1.2 Victim-Offender Reconciliation Programs
    • 4.1.3 Victim-Sensitive Offender Dialogue
    • 4.1.4 Summary
  • 4.2 Domestic Violence
    • 4.2.1 Mediation
    • 4.2.2 Court Versus Mediation
    • 4.2.3 Summary
  • 4.3 Sexual Assault
    • 4.3.1 Victim-Offender Mediation Project
    • 4.3.2 Summary
  • 4.4 Summary and Conclusion
• 5. Conclusions and Recommendations
  • 5.1 Conclusions
    • 5.1.1 Victims’ Perceptions
    • 5.1.2 Victims’ Expectations
    • 5.1.3 Victims’ Experiences
  • 5.2 Recommendations
    • 5.2.1 Future Research
    • 5.2.2 Policy Recommendations
• Literature List