The following information resources may offer victim assistance information,
research findings, educational materials, or strategies for program and
policy development specific to this topic. A general listing of all OVC
publications is also available.
Promising Victim-Related Practices and Strategies in Probation and
Parole (1999)
This OVC compendium (NCJ 166606) explains ways in which probation and parole
can change from being simply offender directed to a balanced approach that addresses
the specific needs of all involved, including victims. 
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kb), or PDF (3.70 mb)
The
Restorative Justice and Mediation Collection: Executive Summary
(July 2000)
This OVC bulletin (NCJ180301) summarizes all five documents in the Restorative
Justice and Mediation Collection. The Collection provides guidance on
establishing victim-sensitive restorative justice programs and is a
valuable resource for probation and parole agencies, judicial agencies,
religious groups, victim service organizations, community-based organizations,
or others interested in a restorative conflict resolution process.
The Restorative Justice
and Mediation Collection: The Collection (April 2000)
This collection of OVC documents describes the field of restorative justice and
discusses the practice of victim-offender mediation as a restorative programmatic
approach for crime victims.
Directory of Victim-Offender Mediation Programs in the United States
(April 2000)
This OVC directory (NCJ 176349) provides addresses, telephone numbers, and
contact and other basic information about domestic victim-offender mediation
programs.
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kb), or PDF (570
kb)
Family Group Conferencing: Implications for Crime Victims (April
2000)
This OVC report (NCJ 176347) discusses the implications of family group conferencing
for crime victims based on its use in New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and
the United States.
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kb), or PDF (469
kb)
Guidelines for Victim-Sensitive Victim-Offender Mediation: Restorative
Justice Through Dialogue (April 2000)
This OVC report (NCJ 176346) examines victim-offender mediation, a major
program intervention that fully embraces the concepts of restorative justice.
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kb), or PDF (578
kb)
Multicultural Implications of Restorative Justice: Potential Pitfalls
and Dangers (April 2000)
This OVC report (NCJ 176348) aims to inform practitioners about multicultural
concerns associated with the implementation of restorative justice approaches.
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kb), or PDF (507
kb)
National Survey of Victim-Offender Mediation Programs in the United
States (April 2000)
This OVC survey report (NCJ 176350) contains information on the characteristics
of various victim-offender mediation programs operating throughout the United
States and major issues they face in the course of their daily operations.
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kb), or PDF (508
kb)
Victims, Judges,
and Juvenile Court Reform Through Restorative Justice (October 2000)
This bulletin (NCJ 179383) documents the views expressed by victims of juvenile
offenders and juvenile court judges who were engaged in a structured dialogue
about the problems in juvenile court and their potential solutions. |
