Victim Assistance Community:
Mediation

Community Mediation Programs: Developments and Challenges (report)

This Issues and Practices report examines developments in the community mediation field over the past two decades and reviews the field’s major achievements and ongoing challenges. The evolution of the field, diversification of services, and major resources available to the field are reviewed. Research findings dealing with community mediation are also examined. July 1997; $3 (NCJ 165698); NIJ.
www.ncjrs.gov/txtfiles/165698.txt

One of five documents in The Restorative Justice and Mediation Collection, this directory lists all identified victim-offender mediation programs in the country, providing contact and program information. It provides easy access for persons who would like to contact a specific program. April 2000; Free (NCJ 176349; NCJ for The Restorative Justice and Mediation Collection is 176970); OVC.
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/publications/infores/restorative_justice/welcome.html

One of five documents in The Restorative Justice and Mediation Collection, this document discusses a form of restorative justice dialogue that originated in New Zealand and Australia and has been replicated in some communities in the United States. April 2000; Free (NCJ 176347; NCJ for The Restorative Justice and Mediation Collection is 176970); OVC.
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/publications/infores/restorative_justice/welcome.html

One of five documents in The Restorative Justice and Mediation Collection, this guide is intended to assist administrators in developing or enhancing their restorative justice programs. It provides practical guidelines for mediators to facilitate balanced and fair mediation that will ensure the safety and integrity of all participants. April 2000; Free (NCJ 176346; NCJ for The Restorative Justice and Mediation Collection is 176970); OVC.
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/publications/infores/restorative_justice/welcome.html

One of five documents in The Restorative Justice and Mediation Collection, this document discusses the implementation of restorative justice frameworks when working with persons of different cross-cultural perspectives. April 2000; Free (NCJ 176348; NCJ for The Restorative Justice and Mediation Collection is 176970); OVC.
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/publications/infores/restorative_justice/welcome.html

One of five documents in The Restorative Justice and Mediation Collection, this document presents results of a national survey of victim-offender mediation programs in the United States. It contains information about the characteristics of the various victim-offender mediation programs operating nationwide and major issues facing them in their day-to-day operations, describing much about the actual functioning of the programs. April 2000; Free (NCJ 176350; NCJ for The Restorative Justice and Mediation Collection is 176970); OVC.
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/publications/infores/restorative_justice/welcome.html

This bulletin summarizes the five documents in The Restorative Justice and Mediation Collection, which provides guidance on establishing victim-sensitive restorative justice programs. Three documents—Guidelines for Victim-Sensitive Victim-Offender Mediation: Restorative Justice Through Dialogue; National Survey of Victim-Offender Mediation Programs in the United States; and Directory of Victim-Offender Mediation Programs in the United States—focus on victim-offender mediation, which is a major programmatic intervention that embraces the concepts of restorative justice. The Family Group Conferencing: Implications for Crime Victimsand the Multicultural Implications of Restorative Justice: Potential Pitfalls and Dangers documents discuss restorative justice approaches in New Zealand and Australia and highlight concerns regarding the implementation of restorative justice in other cultures, respectively. September 2000; Free (NCJ 180301); OVC.
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/publications/infores/restorative_justice/bulletin1/welcome.html