Victim Sensitive Offender Dialogue - Severe Violence / Homicide
Resources covering the special application of victim offender dialogue in cases of serious and violent crimes.
Articles and Handouts
- Homicide Survivors Meet the Offender Prior to Execution: Restorative Justice Through Dialogue, by Mark Umbreit and Betty Vos (2000). Homicide Studies. 4(1): 63 87 To Order
- Victim Sensitive Offender Dialogue in Crimes of Severe Violence: Differing Needs, Approaches and Implications by Mark Umbreit, William Bradshaw and Robert Coates. (2001) PDF
- Victims of Severe Violence in Mediated Dialogue with Offender: The Impact of the First Multi-site Study in the U.S, by Mark Umbreit, Betty Vos, Robert Coates and Marilyn Armour. 2006 13(1),27-48 International Review of Victimology.
- Victims of Severe Violence Meet the Offender: Restorative Justice Through Dialogue, by Mark Umbreit (1999). International Review of Victimology, 6(4), 321 344.
Books
- Facing Violence: The Path of Restorative Justice & Dialogue. By Mark Umbreit, Betty Vos, Bob Coates, & Kathy Brown (2003). Monsey, NY: Criminal Justice Press. To Order or any bookstore.
Research Reports
Victim Offender Dialogue in Crimes of Severe Violence: A Multi-Site Study of Programs in Texas and Ohio by Mark Umbreit, Robert Coates, Betty Vos and Kathy Brown (2002)
Executive Summary PDF Victim Interview Schedule PDF Offender Interview Schedule PDF
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