“We’ve Got History Now”: Victim and Justice-Involved Youth Experiences During Mediation Sessions

• Published in: Criminal justice and behavior Vol. 51; no. 9; pp. 1397 - 1412
• Main Authors: Strauss, Cailey, Cummings, Jorden A., Deleurme, Kendall
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.09.2024; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Crime; Criminology; Emotional disorders; Emotional experiences; Healing; Justice; Juvenile offenders; Mediators; Victims; Victims of crime; Youth; emotion; psychology; qualitative analysis; victimization; mediation; restorative justice; youth

Victim-offense mediation (VOM) is the process by which victims of crime meet the involved youth, in the presence of trained mediators, to process and address the emotional and practical ramifications of the crime. We aimed to qualitatively understand the experiences of victims and justice-involved y...