Therapeutic Victim-Offender Mediation within the Criminal Justice Process- Sharpening the Evaluation of Personal Potential for Rehabilitation While Righting Wrongs Under the ADR Philosophy
By Gabriel Hallevy, February 8, 2012
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This article suggests that victim-offender mediation procedures should inform and influence sentencing decisions in the criminal context. If one of the roles of sentencing is to promote rehabilitation, an offender’s rehabilitative potential can be seen through voluntary participation in mediation with the victim. Moreover, this process allows for participation of the victim, offender, and the community, allowing offenders to right their wrongs.
