Recent decades have witnessed a growing recognition of the importance of giving victims a voice in the criminal justice process generally and in bringing their plight to the awareness of offenders specifically. Forms of achieving this vary, but one central tenant is enabling victims to meet those who offenders against them. Such meetings have the potential to enable victims to make offenders aware of their suffering -physical, emotional and financial forms – and to understand from offenders why they were targeted. And offenders can potentially gain from this process too. But do the schemes work, for who, and how can the benefits be enhanced? This webinar will discuss:

The different forms of reparation currently practised
The benefits and drawbacks for victims and offenders
The potential to improve provision and the barriers to doing so

Panellists:
Janine Carroll – Director at Restorative Now (UK)
Deirdre Leask – Youth Offending Service Team Manager(UK)
Bie Vanseveren – European Forum for Restorative Justice (Belgium)

A video and summary of this session is available here: https://www.theospas.com/2021/09/03/giving-victims-the-right-to-meet-those-who-offended-against-them-reparation-schemes-a-good-idea-or-a-flawed-concept/

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