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Wachtel, Ted and Mirsky, Laura (2006). Restorative Conferencing for Serious Offenses: An Exploration. Restorative Practices E-Forum. December 5, 2006.

his article is adapted from a keynote speech by IIRP president Ted Wachtel, at the International Conference on Serious Violence and Restorative Justice, Bar Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel, March 2006. Can restorative justice conferencing be valuable in cases of serious offenses — crimes like murder, sexual abuse and arson? A restorative justice conference is a structured meeting between offenders, victims and their supporters in which they deal with the consequences of a crime and decide how best to repair the harm. Can victims of serious crimes benefit from a process where they face the people who have caused the crime? Can this process also have a positive impact on individuals who have committed such crimes? (excerpt)

Link: http://fp.enter.net/restorativepractices/sos.pdf

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