RT Article
T1 Effects of victim offender dialogue on mental health and trauma appraisals among victims of violence
JF Contemporary justice review
VO 27
IS 4
SP 277
OP 297
A1 Sliva, Shannon M.
A2 Samimi, Ceema
A2 Han, Tyler M.
A2 Albright, Karen
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1918857024
AB This study examines the impact of Victim Offender Dialogue (VOD) on victims and survivors of violent crime. We apply a mixed methods approach to compare the experiences of survivors participating in VOD with a group of survivors who chose not to participate at three points in time. The analysis uses validated psychometric measures as well as in-depth qualitative interviews to understand the effects of VOD on victim participants’ mental health and trauma appraisals and on their satisfaction with the justice process. In this study, victim participants of VOD experienced less fear and less anger after the dialogue, as well as fewer symptoms of PTSD and depression. Further, the changes experienced by the treatment group were more significant than those in the comparison group over a similar period of time. We discuss implications for access to restorative encounters within or alongside the criminal legal process.
K1 post traumatic stress
K1 Trauma
K1 crime victims
K1 victim offender mediation
K1 victim offender dialogue
K1 Restorative Justice
DO 10.1080/10282580.2024.2444905