Crime and Punishment
An article entitled "Crime and Punishment: Can Mediation Produce Restorative Justice for Victims and Offenders? " by Marty Price. 

Community Conference 
Information from Calgary Community Conferencing on how everyone affected by a crime committed by a teenager can participate in a process that benefits the victim, the young person, the family of the young person, the police, the school and the community. This site also contains the full text of a sentencing decision by a Calgary Youth Court judge in an armed robbery case.

Domestic Abuse and Family Mediation 
This article entitled "What if There Has Been Domestic Violence ?" talks about the suitability of mediation in family disputes involving separation, custody, access, divorce and other family law issues when there has been domestic violence, domestic abuse or an abusive relationship. The article also stresses the importance of having a mediator who has special training in domestic violence issues and who is able to conduct the proper screening to see if the case is appropriate for mediation.

Mediation - Benefits
A list of benefits of victim-offender mediation for the victims, the offenders, the community and the justice system. 

Mediation - Can it Produce Justice?
A discussion for mediators and others by Marty Price.

Mediation of Drunk Driving Deaths
Information from the Victim-Offender Reconciliation Program on mediation of drunk driving deaths and other severely violent crimes. 

Navajo Justice
This article entitled "Navajo Justice" by The Honorable Robert Yazzie, Chief Justice of the Navajo Nation, describes how the Navajo Nation uses mediation, also referred to as peacemaking, when dealing with some criminal offences.

OASIS 
OASIS is an on-line service that provides information, accountability and communication services for survivors of crime, offenders and communities.

Prosecution - What's in Mediation for Them
Find out what's in mediation - restorative justice - for the prosecution.

Punishment - What's in it for the Victim
An article by Marty Price, a mediator who works with cases of severe violence, including homicides.

Restorative Justice
An article by Ron Claassen entitled "Restorative Justice -Fundamental Principles".

Restorative Justice: A Fresh Approach
The process that the RCMP is championing in the area of restorative justice.

Restorative Justice in Minnesota
Information on restorative justice from the Minnesota Department of Corrections.

Righting the Wrongs
In her article entitled "Restorative Justice: The Impact of Righting the Wrongs," Joanne Mates shows how mediation can be very effective and provide justice for victims, victimized communities and the offenders themselves.

Victim Offender Mediation Association
VOMA is an organization which raises the awareness of victim-offender mediation and reconciliation programs.

Victim Offender Mediation/Dialogue 
This program of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice provides victims of violent crime with the opportunity to have a face-to-face meeting with their offender.

Victim Offender Reconciliation Program
Another organization providing information about victim offender mediation.

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