NCJ Number
99660
Journal
Howard Journal Volume: 24 Issue: 3 Dated: (August 1985) Pages: 200-212
Date Published
1985
Length
13 pages
Annotation
Evidence which suggests that victims of crime and criminal offenders can benefit from being brought together is briefly reviewed before two models of such encounters are compared.
Abstract
These are the VORP model, which involves the victim meeting his/her offender to discuss terms of reparation and the Rochester model where victims and unassociated offenders meet as a group. It is concluded that the Rochester model is more effective in providing victims and offenders with a learning experience through which their prejudices and stereotypes can be dynamically challenged. (Author abstract)