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social science subjects > sociology > crime and deviance > victim-offender mediation model
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victim-offender mediation model  

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  • Victim-offender mediation is a process that provides interested victims of primarily property crimes and minor assaults the opportunity to meet the juvenile or adult offenders, in a safe and structured setting, with the goal of holding the offenders directly accountable for their behavior while providing assistance and compensation to the victim. With the assistance of a trained mediator, the victims are able to let the offenders know how the crime affected them, receive answers to questions they may have, and be directly involved in developing a restitution plan for the offenders to be accountable for the losses they incurred. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Problems; Victim-Offender Mediation Model]

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