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Lesson 4: Programmes Restorative Justice Processes

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A number of programs have become associated with restorative justice because of the processes they use to respond to and repair the harm caused by crime:

victim-offender reconciliation/mediation programs use trained mediators to bring victims and their offenders together in order to discuss the crime, its aftermath, and the steps needed to make things right
c onferencing programs are similar to victim-offender reconciliation/mediation, but differ in that they involve not only the offender and victim, but also their family members and community representatives
victim-offender panels bring together groups of unrelated victims and offenders, linked by a common kind of crime but not by the particular crimes that have involved the others
victim assistance programs provide services to crime victims as they recover from the crime and proceed through the criminal justice process
prisoner assistance programs provide services to offenders while they are in prison and on their release
community crime prevention programs reduce crime by addressing its underlying causes