Provides opportunities for dialogue, direct, or indirect, between victims and offenders as appropriate. Involves and empowers the affected community through the justice process, and increases their capacity to recognize and respond to community bases of crime. Victim Offender Conferencing is a voluntary process that allows individuals directly affected by crime to actively participate in dealing with the consequences of the crime. Victims and offenders decide what can be done to repair the harm . In Non-Court Conferencing , restoring harmony, discovering truth, or ending intolerable behaviors are often the goals.
Agreements focus on peacemaking behavior.
Conferencing Benefits Victims . Criminal Justice Officials . Communities . . . Conferencing can bring a peace of mind and a sense of restoration for all parties. Victims often report their loss as more than what can be measured by material goods or financial cost.