What fairness means to crime victims: a social psychological perspective

While victims are often considered the forgotten party in the criminal justice system, restorative justice has emerged as a new approach that includes victims by making them part of the legal response to crime. Based o­n interviews with victims who were invited to participate in a victim-offender me...

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Autores principales: Wemmers, Jo-Anne M. 1964- (Autor) ; Cyr, Katie (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2006
En: Applied psychology in criminal justice
Año: 2006, Volumen: 2, Número: 2, Páginas: 102-128
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Palabras clave:
Procedural Justice
Restorative Justice
Victims of crime
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Sumario:While victims are often considered the forgotten party in the criminal justice system, restorative justice has emerged as a new approach that includes victims by making them part of the legal response to crime. Based o­n interviews with victims who were invited to participate in a victim-offender mediation program, the present study examines victims' procedural justice judgements. The theoretical framework for the study is based o­n the procedural justice theory (Lind & Tyler, 1988; Tyler, 2003). Victims seek more than merely an opportunity to express themselves. It is not enough that victims can make demands; they also want their voices to be heard. This paper closes with a discussion of the implications of the findings.
Notas:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 125-127
ISSN:1550-4409