Participation in victim-offender mediation predicts less reoffending: a propensity score matched case-control study

Previous research on victim-offender mediation (VOM) and reoffending rates often lack valid control groups and might suffer from a self-selection bias. Moreover, VOM’s role in the criminal justice system, particularly the effect on sanctioning, has not been considered in explaining the lower reoffen...

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Authors: Dijk, Jiska Jonas-van (Author) ; Zebel, Sven (Author) ; Claessen, Jacques (Author) ; Nelen, Hans (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: Crime & delinquency
Year: 2025, Volume: 00, Pages: 1-27
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Keywords:
Restorative Justice
Victim-offender mediation
offender behavior
Propensity score matching
Recidivism