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. Restorative Justice Through Victim-Offender Mediation: A Multi-Site Assessment. Western Criminology Review 1(1). 1998

. Balanced and Restorative Justice for Juveniles: A Framework for Juvenile Justice in the 21st Century. St. Paul, Minnesota: Center for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking, University of Minnesota. 1997

. Client Evaluation of Family Group Conferencing in 12 Sites in 1st Judicial District of Minnesota. St. Paul, Minnesota: Center for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking, University of Minnesota 1998

. Conferences, Circles, Boards, and Mediations: Restorative Justice and Citizen Involvement in the Response to Youth Crime.‿. Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and St. Paul, Minnesota: The Balanced and Restorative Justice Project. A partnership between the Community Justice Institute (Florida Atlantic University) and the Center for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking (University of Minnesota) 1999

. Criteria for Victim-Sensitive Mediation & Dialogue with Offenders. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime. 1997

. Directory of victim offender mediation programs in the US. Center for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking, School of Social Work, University of Minnesota. Saint Paul, Minnesota: University of Minnesota. 2001

. Fact Sheet: Victim Offender Mediation- ‘Restorative Justice Through Dialogue’. St. Paul, Minnesota: Center for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking, University of Minnesota. 1997

. Family Group Conferencing: Implications for Crime Victims. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime. 2000

. “Fact Sheet: The Impact of Restorative Justice – ‘What We Are Learning from Research.’ �?. St. Paul, Minnesota: Center for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking, University of Minnesota. 1997

. Guide for Implementing the Balanced and Restorative Justice Model. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. 1998

. “Guidelines for Victim Sensitive Victim Offender Mediation – “Restorative Justice Through Dialogue’ (Draft).�?. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime. 1997

. "Humanistic Mediation: A Transformative Journey of Peacemaking.". Mediation Quarterly 14 (3) : 201-213. 1997

. Information on Research Findings Related to Uniquely Restorative Justice Interventions: Victim Offender Mediation & Family Group Conferencing. St. Paul, Minnesota: Center for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking, University of Minnesota. 1996

. Managing change: Toward a balanced and restorative justice model.. Deschutes County, Oregon: Deschutes County Juvenile Community Justice. 2001

. "Mediation of Criminal Conflict: An Assessment of Programs in Four Canadian Provinces: Executive Summary Report.". St. Paul, Minnesota: Center for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking, University of Minnesota. 1995

. Multi-Cultural Implications of Restorative Justice: Potential Pitfalls and Dangers. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime. 1998

. National Survey of Victim Offender Programs in the U.S.. St. Paul, Minnesota: Center for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking, University of Minnesota. 1997

. Peacemaking and spirituality: A journey toward healing and strength. Saint Paul, MN: University of Minnesota, School of Social Work, Center for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking 2000

. "Program Evaluation Kit: Family Group Conferencing.". St. Paul, Minnesota: Center for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking, University of Minnesota. 1997

. "Interim Report: Client Evaluation of the Victim/Offender Conferencing Program in Washington County (MN).". St. Paul, Minnesota: Center for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking, University of Minnesota. 1997

. "Responding to Important Questions Related to Restorative Justice.". St. Paul, Minnesota: Center for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking, University of Minnesota. 1996

. "Restorative Justice Circles in South Saint Paul, Minnesota.". St. Paul, Minnesota: Center for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking, University of Minnesota. 2000

. "Restorative Justice Conferencing: Guidelines for Victim Sensitive Practice - "Adapting Conferences, Mediations, Circles and Reparative Boards to People, Communities, and Cultures.". Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and St. Paul, Minnesota: The Balanced and Restorative Justice Project. A partnership between the Community Justice Institute (Florida Atlantic University) and the Center for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking (University of Minnesota). 1999

. "Conferences, Circles, Boards, and Mediations: Scouting the “New Wave�? of Community Justice Decisionmaking Approaches.". Balanced and Restorative Justice Project. Florida Atlantic University and University of Minnesota. 1997

. "Victim Experience of Mediating Adult vs. Juvenile Offenders: A Cross-National Comparison.". Federal Probation Journal 61 (4): 33-39. 1997

. Victim Sensitive Victim Offender Mediation Training Manual. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime. 1998

. Victim impact of restorative justice conferencing with juvenile offenders: What we have learned from two decades of victim-offender dialogue through mediation and conferencing. Boca Raton, Florida: Florida Atlantic University, Community Justice Institute, Balanced and Restorative Justice Project. 2000

. "Victim sensitive offender dialogue in crimes of severe violence: Differing needs, approaches, and implications.". Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime. 2001

. Victim Offender Mediation & Dialogue: Guidelines for Victim Sensitive Practice. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime. 2000

. "Victim Offender Mediation Continuum: From Least to Most Restorative Impact.". St. Paul, Minnesota: Center for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking, University of Minnesota. 1998

. "Victim Offender Mediation Empirical Studies.". Research & Resources Review 1 (1). St. Paul, Minnesota: Center for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking, University of Minnesota 1999

. "Woodbury Police Department’s Restorative Justice Community Conferencing Program: An Initial Assessment of Client Satisfaction.". St. Paul, Minnesota: Center for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking, University of Minnesota. 1997

. What Is Restorative Justice?. Center for Justice & Peacemaking. University of Minnesota. Saint Paul, Minnesota. 1999

. "What Is Humanistic Mediation?". St. Paul, Minnesota: Center for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking, University of Minnesota. 1999

. National VORP Directory.. Valparaiso, IN: National VORP Resource Center, 47p. 1985

. Managing Change: Toward a Balanced and Restorative Justice Model. Perspectives 19(2):43-46. 1995

. "Rethinking the Sanctioning Function in Juvenile Court: Retributive or Restorative Responses to Youth Crime.". Crime & Delinquency 41(3):296-316. 1995

. Balanced and Restorative Justice for Juveniles. A National Strategy for Juvenile Justice in the 21st Century.. Ft. Lauderdale, FL: Florida Atlantic University, 32p. 1994

. Balanced and Restorative Justice: Program Summary. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 16p. 1994

. "Beyond Fast Food Mediation: Implementation Issues in Restorative Justice.". Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology Conference, Annual Meeting, Chicago, November 20-23, 1996. 1996

. "Restorative Justice through Mediation: The Impact of Offenders Facing Their Victims in Oakland.". Law and Social Work 13p. 1996

. "Restorative Justice through Mediation: The Impact of Programs in Four Canadian Provinces.". In: B. Galaway and J. Hudson (eds.), Restorative Justice: International Perspectives. Monsey, NY: Criminal Justice Press, pp. 373-386. 1996

. "Holding Juvenile Offenders Accountable: A Restorative Justice Perspective.". Juvenile and Family Court Journal 46(2):31-42. 1995

. "The Development and Impact of Victim-Offender Mediation in the United States.". Mediation Quarterly 12(3):63-276. 1995

. "The Effects of Victim Offender Mediation.". In: M. Tonry and K. Hamilton (eds.), Intermediate Sanctions in Over-crowded Times. Boston, MA: Northeastern University Press, pp. 59-62 1995

. "Crime Victims Confront Their Offenders: The Impact of a Minneapolis Mediation Program.". Journal of Research on Social Work Practice 4(4):436-447. 1994

. Victim Meets Offender: The Impact of Restorative Justice and Mediation.. Monsey, NY: Criminal Justice Press. 1994

. "Crime Victims and Offenders in Mediation: An Emerging Area of Social Work Practice.". Social Work 38(1):69-73. 1993

. How to Increase Referrals to Victim-Offender Mediation Programs.. Waterloo, CAN: Fund for Dispute Resolution. 1993

. "Juvenile Offenders Meet Their Victims: The Impact of Mediation in Albuquerque, New Mexico.". Family and Conciliation Courts Review 31(1):90-100. 1993

. "Mediating Victim-Offender Conflict: From Single-Site Analysis to Multi-Site Analysis in the U.S.". In: H. Messmer and H.-U. Otto (eds.), Restorative Justice on Trial: Pitfalls and Potentials of Victim-Offender Mediation: International Research Perspectives. Dordrecht, NETH: Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 431-444. 1992

. "Having Offenders Meet with Their Victims Offers Benefits for Both Parties.". Corrections Today 53(4):164-166. 1991

. "Mediation of Youth Conflict: A Multi-System Perspective.". Child and Adolescent Social Work 8(2):141-153. 2002

. "The Meaning of Fairness to Burglary Victims.". In: B. Galaway and J. Hudson (eds.), Criminal Justice, Restitution, and Reconciliation. Monsey, NY: Criminal Justice Press. 1990

. "Crime Victims Seeking Fairness, Not Revenge: Towards Restorative Justice.". Federal Probation 53(3):52-57. 1989

. "The Meaning of Fairness to Victims in Victim Offender Mediation.". Dissertation, University of Minnesota. Dissertation Abstracts International. Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilms, 179p. 1989

. "Violent Offenders and Their Victims.". In: M. Wright and B. Galaway (eds.), Mediation and Criminal Justice: Victims, Offenders and Community. London, UK: Sage Publications, pp. 99-112. 1989

. Victim Understanding of Fairness: Burglary Victims in Victim-Offender Mediation.. Minneapolis, MN: Minnesota Citizens Council on Crime and Justice. 1988

. Victim Offender Mediation in Urban/Multi-Cultural Settings.. Valparaiso, IN: PACT Institute of Justice. 1986

. Victim Offender Mediation with Violent Offenses.. Valparaiso, IN: PACT Institute of Justice. 1986

. "Victim/Offender Mediation: A National Survey.". Federal Probation 50(4):53-56 1985

. Crime and Reconciliation: Creative Options for Victims and Offenders. Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press. 1985

. Victim Offender Mediation: Conflict Resolution and Restitution.. Valparaiso, IN: PACT Institute of Justice. 1985

. "Offender Meets Victim: An Alternative to Prison.". Law Enforcement Communication 10(4):12-15. 1982

. Mediation of Criminal Conflict in England: An Assessment of Services in Coventry and Leeds.. St. Paul. MN: Center for Restorative Justice & Mediation. University of Minnesota 1996

. "Family Group Conferences: A Challenge to Victim Offender Mediation?". Victim Offenders Mediation Association Quarterly 7(1):4-8. 1996

. "Restorative Justice: Implications for Organizational Change.". Federal Probation 59(1):47-54. 1995

. Mediation of Criminal Conflict: An Assessment of Programs in Four Canadian Provinces. Executive Summary Report.. St. Paul, MN: The Center for Restorative Justice & Mediation. University of Minnesota. 1995

. Family Group Conferencing Comes to the U.S.: A Comparison with Victim Offender Mediation.. Juvenile and Family Court Journal. 47(2): 29-38. 1996

. "Cross-Site Analysis of Victim-Offender Mediation in Four States.". Crime & Delinquency 39(4):565-585. 1995

. "The Impact of Mediating Victim Offender Conflict: An Analysis of Programs in Three States.". Juvenile and Family Court Journal 43(1):21-28. 1992

. "Victim Offender Mediation: A Review of the Research in the United States.". In: G. Davis (ed.), Making Amends: Mediation and Reparation in Criminal Justice. London, UK: Routledge, pp. 190-199. 1992

. Victim Offender Mediation: An Analysis of Programs in Four States of the U.S.. Minneapolis, MN: Minnesota Citizens Council on Crime and Justice, 214p. 1992

. "Victim Offender Reconciliation: An Incarceration Substitute?". Federal Probation 46(4):63-68. 1982

. A comparison of four restorative conferencing models.. Washington, DC: United States Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. 2001

. The handbook of victim offender mediation: An essential guide to practice and research.. Sponsored by the Center for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking, University of Minnesota, School of Social Work. With a foreword by Marlene A. Young. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Inc. 2001

. "Homicide Survivors Meet the Offender Prior to Execution. Restorative Justice Through Dialogue.". Homicide Studies. 4(1): 63-87. 2000

. "Avoiding the marginalization and “McDonaldization�? of victim-offender mediation: A case study in moving toward the mainstream.". In Restorative juvenile justice: Repairing the harm of youth crime, ed. Gordon Bazemore and Lode Walgrave, 213-234. With an introduction by Gordon Bazemore and Lode Walgrave. Monsey, NY: Criminal Justice Press. 2001

. "Multicultural implications of restorative juvenile justice.". Federal Probation 58 (December): 44-52. 1999

. A Community Response to 9/11 Hate Crime: Restorative Justice Through Dialogue. Contemporary Justice Review. 6(4): 383-391. 2003

. Participation in victim-offender mediation reduces recidivism.. VOMA Connections no. 3 (Summer): 5, 10 1999

. "Quality restorative justice practice: Grounding interventions in key restorative justice values.". The ICCA Journal 3 (August): 52-53. 1997

. Restorative Family Group Conferences: Differing Models and Guidelines for Practice. Federal Probation. 60(3): 24-29. 1996

. Victim impact of meeting with young offenders: Two decades of victim offender mediation practice and research.. In Restorative justice for juveniles: Conferencing, mediation and circles, ed. Allison Morris and Gabrielle Maxwell, 121-143. With a foreword by DJ Carruthers. Oxford: Hart Publishing. 2001

. Response to terrorism. Saint Paul, MN: University of Minnesota, School of Social Work, Center for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking. 2001

. Victim-offender mediation: The English experience.. VOMA Quarterly 8 (Fall): 9-11. 1997

. Peacemaking circles in Minnesota: An exploratory study.. Crime Victims Report 5 (January/February): 81, 82, 95. 2002

. Participation in Victim-Offender Mediation and Reoffense: Successful Replications?. Research on Social Work Practice 11(1). 2001

. Systemic change toward restorative justice: Washington County, Minnesota. Saint Paul, MN: University of Minnesota, School of Social Work, Center for Restorative Justice and Peacemaking. 2002

. Juvenile victim offender mediation in six Oregon counties. Final report. Washington, DC: National Organization for Victim Assistance; and Salem, OR: Oregon Dispute Resolution Commission 2001

. The restorative justice and mediation collection: Executive summary.. OVC Bulletin (July). 2000

. The Impact of Restorative Justice Conferencing: A Review of 63 Empirical Studies in 5 Countries. St. Paul: Centre for Restorative Justice and Peacemaking 2002

. The impact of victim-offender mediation: Two decades of research. Federal Probation: A Journal of Correctional Philosophy and Practice (December): 29-35. 2001

. Restorative Juvenile Justice in the States: A National Assessment of Policy Development and Implementation. Washington, DC: US Dept of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. 2000

. Victim-Offender Mediation in Canada: The Impact of an Emerging Social Work. International Social Work. 42(2): 215-277. 1999

. Systemic Change Toward Restorative Justice: Dakota & Washington Counties in Minnesota. St. Paul: Centre for Restorative Justice and Peacemaking 2002

. Victims of Severe Violence Meet the Offender: Restorative Justice Through Dialogue. International Review of Victimology.6(4): 321-343. 1999

. Restorative Justice Inventory: An Organizational Assessment for Juvenile Justice Agencies.. Washington, DC: US Dept of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 2000

. Balancing the Response to Youth Crime: Prospects for a Restorative Juvenile Justice in the Twenty-First Century. In, A. R. Roberts, ed., Juvenile Justice: Policies, Programs, and Services, Second Edition. Chicago: Nelson-Hall Publishers. Pp. 371-408. 1998

. Community Peacemaking Project: Responding to Hate Crimes, Hate Incidents, Intolerance, and Violence Through Restorative justice Dialogue.. St. Paul, MN: Center for Restorative Justice and Peacemaking, School of Social Work, University of Minnesota. 2002

. Victim Offender Dialogue in Crimes of Severe Violence A Multi-Site Study of Programs in Texas and Ohio. St. Paul, MN: Center for Restorative Justice and Peacemaking, School of Social Work, University of Minnesota. 2002

. Legislative Statues on Victim Offender Mediation: A National Review. St. Paul, MN: Center for Restorative Justice and Peacemaking, School of Social Work, University of Minnesota. 2001

. Practicing Restorative Justice: Family Group Conferencing and Juvenile Crime in the Suburban Metro Area. CURA Reporter: 30(2):15-18. 2000

. The Impact of Restorative Justice Conferencing: A Multi-National Perspective. British Journal of Community Justice. 1(2):21-48 . 2002

. A Case Study of Developing a Systemic Approach Toward Restorative Justice in Washington County, Minnesota.. VOMA Connections. Research and Practice. Autumn. 2002

. Crime Victims Meet Juvenile Offenders: Contributing Factors to Victim Satisfaction With Mediated Dialogue .. Juvenile and Family Court Journal. 49(3): 17-25. 1998

. Minnesota Mediation Center Produces Positive Results. Corrections Today. 53(5): 192, 194-196. 1991

. Victim-Offender Mediation With Violent Offenders: Implications for Modification of the VORP (Victim-Offender Reconciliation Program) Model. In, Emilio Viano, ed., The Victimology Handbook: Research Findings, Treatment, and Public Policy. New York: Garland Publishing Inc. Pp. 337-35. 1990

. Victims of Severe Violence in Dialogue with the Offender: Key Principles, Practices, Outcomes and Implications. In, Elmar Weitekamp and Hans-Jurgen Kerner, eds. Restorative Justice in Context: International Practice and Directions.Devon, UK and Portland Oregon: Willan Publishing. Pp.123-144. 2003

. Participation in Victim-Offender Mediation and the Prevalence and Severity of Subsequent Delinquent Behavior: A Meta-Analysis. Utah Law Review. 2003(1): 137-166. University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law. Downloaded 13 October 2003. 2003

. Assessing Satisfaction with Victim Services: The Development and Use of the Victim Satisfaction with Offender Dialogue Scale (VSODS). International Review of Victimology.10(1): 71-83. 2003

. Facing Violence: The Path of Restorative Justice and Dialogue. Monsey, NY: Criminal Justice Press. 2003

. Victim Offender Dialogue in Violent Cases: The Texas and Ohio Experience. VOMA Connections. Spring(14): 1,12-17. Downloaded 15 December 2003. 2003

. Restorative Justice Circles: An Exploratory Study. Contemporary Justice Review. 6(3):265-278. 2003

. Legislative Statutes on Victim Offender Mediation: A National Review. VOMA Connections. Fall (15): 5-9,11. 2003

. Healing and the Law: An Annotated Listing of Websites and Publications. In collaboration with the International Centre for Healing and the Law, Kalamazoo, Michigan. St. Paul, MN: Center for Restorative Justice and Peacemaking, School of Social Work, University of Minnesota. Downloaded 16 April 2004. 2003

. Humanistic Mediation: Peacemaking Grounded in Core Social Work Values. St. Paul, MN: Center for Restorative Justice and Peacemaking, School of Social Work, University of Minnesota. Downloaded 16 April 2004. 2002

. Public Opinion Research Challenges Perception of Widespread Public Demand for Harsher Punishment. Minneapolis, MN: Citizens Council. Downloaded 16 April 2004. 1992

. Victim-Offender Dialogue in Violent Cases: The Texas and Ohio Experience. Part Two: Restorative Justice Study. Crime Victims Report 8(1): 1-2, 14. 2004

. Restorative Justice versus Community Justice: Clarifying a Muddle or Generating Confusion?. Contemporary Justice Review 7(1): 81-89. 2004

. Victim-Offender Dialogue in Violent Cases: The Texas and Ohio Experience. Part One: Restorative Justice Study. Crime Victims Report 7(6): 81-82, 90-94. 2004

. Balanced and Restorative Justice: Prospects for Juvenile Justice in the 21st Century. In, Albert R. Roberts, ed., Juvenile Justice Sourcebook: Past, Present, and Future. New York: Oxford University Press. Pp. 467-507. 2004

. Participation in Victim-Offender Mediation and the Prevalence of Subsequent Delinquent Behavior: A Meta-Analysis. Research on Social Work Practice. 14(6): 408-416. 2004

. Rejoinder: Reply to Radelet and Borg. Homicide Studies. 4(1): 93-97. 2000

. Peacemaking circles: Adopting the Minnesota Model. Part II: New developments in restorative justice. The Crime Victims Report 6 (March/April): 1, 12-14. 2002

. Fact Sheet: What We Are Learning from Research: Victim Offender Mediation & Dialogue in Crimes of Severe Violence. Saint Paul, MN: University of Minnesota, School of Social Work, Center for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking. Downloaded 11 January 2005. 2001

. Victims of Severe Violence Meet Offenders: Restorative Justice Through Dialogue. Monsey, NY: Criminal Justice Press. 2002

. Pathways to Spirituality and Healing. Minneapolis, MN: Fairview Press. 2002

. Mediating Interpersonal Conflicts: A Pathway to Peace. West Concord, MN: CPI Publishing. 1995

. Victims of severe violence in dialogue with offenders. In E. Weitekamp (ed.), Restorative Justice Impact. German Publisher. 2001

. Restorative justice and mediation. In T. Gray (ed.), Exploring Corrections, pp. 322-330. Boston: Allen and Bacon. 2001

. Restorative justice. In J. Dressler (ed.), Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice. New York: Macmillan Reference. 2001

. Restorative Justice: What Works?. In P. Harris (Ed.), Research to Results: Effective Community Corrections. Lanham, MD: American Correctional Association. 1999

. Victim offender mediation in criminal conflict. In E.Kruk (Ed.), Mediation and Conflict Resolution in Social Work, pp.279-296. Chicago: Nelson Hall. 1997

. Parent child mediation. In E.Kruk (Ed.), Mediation and Conflict Resolution in Social Work, pp. 97-116. Chicago: Nelson Hall. 1997

. Victim offender mediation in England: An assessment of two programs. In G.Pisapia & D.Antonucci, The Promise of Mediation, pp.63-83. Milan, Italy: CEDAM. 1997

. Restorative justice. In M. Tonry (ed.), Crime and Justice Handbook. 1997

. Mediating conflict among crime victims and offenders. In M. Tonry & K. Hamilton (eds.), Intermediate Sanctions in Overcrowded Times, pp.56-59. Boston: Northeastern University Press. 1995

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. Restorative justice circles: The impact of community involvement. Perspectives (journal). 2001

. The impact of restorative justice circles in South St. Paul, Minnesota. Crime Victims Report. 2001

. Family survivors of homicide meet the offenders: A case study of the experience, key issues and intervention process. Homicide Studies. 2001

. Factors that contribute to victim satisfaction with mediated offender dialogue in Winnipeg: An emerging area of social work practice. The Journal of Law and Social Work. 2001

. The impact of family group conferencing in Minnesota: A Multi-site study. CURA Journal. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, Center for Urban & Regional Affairs. 2000

. Victims of severe violence meet offenders in Ohio. Crime Victims Report. 1999

. National survey of victim offender mediation programs in the United States. Mediation Quarterly. 16(3): 235-251. 1999

. A comparison of adult and juvenile victim offender mediation. Crime Victims Report. 2(4): 51-52. 1998

. Impact of victim offender mediation in Canada, England and the United States. Crime Victims Report. 1(6): 83,90-92. 1998

. Direct and indirect mediation in the U.S. and England: Implications for expanded restorative justice practice. VOMA Quarterly. The journal of the International Victim Offender Mediation Association. 9(1): 6-7. 1998

. Restorative justice: What works?. The ICCA Journal on Community Corrections. 7(4): 21-23. 1997

. Cross-national impact of restorative justice through mediation & dialogue. The ICCA Journal on Community Corrections. 8(2): 46-50. 1997

. Family group conferencing program results in client satisfaction. Juvenile Justice Update Journal. 3(6): 3-13. 1997

. Survivors of homicide victims confront the offender. Crime Victims Report. 1(1): 5-6 1997

. Victim offender dialogue: From the margins to the mainstream Throughout the World. Crime Victims Report. 1(3): 35-36, 48. 1997

. Victim sensitive communication with offenders: Restorative justice in action. Repairing the Damage, Proceedings of Restorative Justice Conference, Bristol University, England. The Institute for the Study and Treatment of Delinquency, King's College London. 1997

. Beyond settlement driven mediation: A humanistic model of peace-making. Interaction. The Canadian Mediation Network Journal. Spring: 16-17. 1997

. Restorative justice intervention's impact varies: Manner of implementation critical. Crime Victims Report. 1(2): 19-20. 2(4): 51-52. 1997

. Family group conferencing: New opportunities for victims. Crime Victims Report. 1(5): 65, 74-77. 1997

. A humanistic model of mediation: Moving to a higher plane. VOMA Quarterly. The journal of the International Victim Offender Mediation Association. 7(3): 1, 9-11. 1996

. Restorative justice through mediation. Overcrowded Times. 7(3): 1, 9-11. 1996

. Rethinking juvenile court: Toward restorative justice. MADDVOCATE, the national journal of Mothers Against Drunk Driving. 1996

. The growing impact of mediating criminal conflict: Beyond marginalization. Interaction. The Canadian Mediation Network Journal. Spring: 7-9. 1996

. Family group conferences: A challenge to victim offender mediation?. Accord, a publication of Canadian Mennonite Central Committee. 1996

. Victim offender mediation: From the margins toward the mainstream. Perspectives. 20(1): 28-30. 1996

. Victim empowerment through mediation. Perspectives. 18(3): 25-28. 1994

. Mediating homicide cases: A journey of the heart through dialogue and mutual aid. Victim Offender Mediation. The journal of the International Association for Victim Offender Mediation. 5(1): 1-2,4. 1994

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. The impact of victim offender mediation: A case study. Odyssey: Creative Alternatives in Criminal Justice. Sherborn, MA. 1992

. Responding to media requests about victim offender mediation. Victim Offender Mediation. The journal of the U.S. Association for Victim Offender Mediation. 1992

. Victims of violence confront the offender. National Victim Center News. 1992

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. Some victims do benefit, mediation may not be as bad as you think. Washington, DC: Newsletter of the National Organization for Victim Assistance. 1987

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. Danish use of prisons and community alternatives. Federal Probation. 44(2): 24-28. 1980

. Restorative Justice and Mediation Series. Office for Victims of Crime, U.S. Department of Justice. 2000

. National Balanced and Restorative Justice Training Curriculum. Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice. 1998

. Implementation Guide for Balanced and Restorative Juvenile Justice. Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, U.S.D.O.J. 1998

. Advanced Victim Sensitive Mediation in Crimes of Severe Violence Training Manual. Center for Restorative Justice & Mediation, University of Minnesota. 1995

. Accountability in the Restorative Paradigm. Balanced and Restorative Justice Project, Florida Atlantic University. 1993

. Program Evaluation Kit: Victim Offender Mediation Programs. Minneapolis: Minnesota Citizens Council on Crime and Justice. 1992

. Research Report: An Evaluation of Conflict Resolution Training for Staff at the Harrison School Rehabilitation Center. Minneapolis School District, Minnesota Citizens Council on Crime & Justice. 1989

. Mediation Styles: Empowerment Versus Control, Minnesota Farm Credit Mediation Program Training Manual. MN Extension Service, University of Minnesota. 1989

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. Retaining More Offenders Locally: A Five Point Strategy. Valparaiso, IN: PACT Institute of Justice. 1984

. Analysis of State Statutory Provisions for Victim-Offender Mediation. Criminal Justice Policy Review. 15(4): 418-436. 2004

. Directory of Victim Offender Mediation & Conferencing Programs in the United States. St. Paul, MN: Center for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking, School of Social Work, University of Minnesota. Downloaded 11 January 2005. 2004

. Publications and Videos by: Mark S. Umbreit, Ph.D. St. Paul, MN: Center for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking, School of Social Work, University of Minnesota. Downloaded 11 January 2005. 2000

. Partial List of Recent Publications & Videos by: Mark S. Umbreit, Ph.D. & Colleagues. St. Paul, MN: Center for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking, School of Social Work, University of Minnesota. Downloaded 11 January 2005. 2001

. Restorative Justice Dialogue: Annotated Bibliography of Empirical Studies on Mediation, Conferencing And Circles. St. Paul, MN: Center for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking, School of Social Work, University of Minnesota. Downloaded 11 January 2005. 2003

. National Survey of Victim-Offender Mediation Programs in the United States. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime. Dowloaded 20 January 2005. 2000

. Why Victims Choose to Meet With Offenders. Offender Programs Report. 8(4):49, 55-57. 2004

. Community Reconciliation Through Facilitated Dialogue & Restorative Justice. New York: Andrus Family Fund BET (Board Exploration Triad) Working Paper: Group H. Downloaded 8 March 2005. 2001

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