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National Survey of Victim-Offender Mediation Programs in the United States
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National Survey of Victim-Offender Mediation Programs in the United States
Publication year:
2000
| Cataloged on:
Oct. 31, 2006
ANNOTATION: Characteristics of and major operational issues affecting 1022 victim-offender mediation (VOM) programs are described. Quantitative findings for the following are presented: type of agency; juvenile and/or adult program; primary sources of funding; size of program budget and number of staff/volunteers; case referrals; voluntary participation by victims and offenders; admission of guilt prior to offender participation; point in the justice process at which mediation occurs; case preparation; most important mediator tasks; location of mediator session; use of comediators; parties tell their stories after opening statement by mediator; parents of offender present at mediation; and mediator training. Ten operational concerns are also explored.