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Victim-Offender Mediation: Observations from ScandinaviaMari-Louise PabsdorffUniversity of Oslo - Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law Lise-Lotte RytterbroStockholm University Saija Sambouaffiliation not provided to SSRN Erika Uotilaaffiliation not provided to SSRN June 9, 2010 Oñati Socio-Legal Series, Vol. 1, No. 2, 2011 Abstract: The focus of this article is the discourse between parties and mediator(s) in Victim-Offender Mediation in Scandinavia. The analysis show that mediation talk is concentrated on what happened in the actual crime situation, and what the parties and other persons present at the time did or did not do. Different "accounts" are used actively by the parties, to excuse or justify their behaviour. The explanations for crime are thus primarily found on an individual level, leaving societal issues out. A normative and evaluative inquiry of crimes and why crimes occur plays a minimal (if any) role in VOM in Scandinavia.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 15 Keywords: Mediation, Scandinavia, Conflict, Violent Crimes, Accounts Accepted Paper SeriesDate posted: January 13, 2011Suggested CitationContact Information
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