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Resources on Victim Offender Dialogue - General

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    Post-Conviction Victim Service Providers: Selected Resources Annotated Bibliography

    Victims have statutory rights that begin the moment a crime is committed against them. Ideally, victims would be fully informed of their rights at every step in the process: at the time the crime is reported, during the justice process, while the offender is incarcerated, and when the offender reenters the community. Different criminal justice stakeholders are responsible for victim services at different stages of this process. National Institute of Corrections’ project, “Post-Conviction Victim Service Providers” will focus on victim...

  • Victim Offender Dialogue

    This webpage provides an overview of Victim Offender Dialogue and links to a set of FAQs for survivors and offenders.

  • Victim Offender Mediation & Dialogue (2012)

    Mark S. Umbreit, Ph.D. Center for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking.

    A short history and description of Victim Offender Dialogue.

  • Victim Offender/Impact Dialogue: Links to Corrections-Based Offices of Victim Services by State

    More than 30 states offer facilitated Victim Offender/Impact Dialogue programs as a service to certain survivors.  Link below for information, pdf brochures, and guidelines by state.  Where VO/ID program descriptions are not provided at the links in this list, survivors will find links to that state’s Office of Victim Services for further information.