PhD Defence Jiska Jonas-van Dijk
Supervisors: Prof. dr. mr. H. Nelen, Prof. dr. S. Zebel, Prof. dr. mr. J. Claessen
Keywords: Victim-offender mediation, reoffending, psychological impact, key working mechanisms
"Opening the black box of victim-offender mediation: Does participation in VOM reduce offenders' risk of reoffending and, if so, how?"
Victim-offender mediation (VOM) in criminal cases is a growing judicial practice in Europe and abroad. In VOM victim and offender have a conversation in the presence of a trained mediator. This process can help victims to recover and offenders take responsibility, make amends, and decrease their risk of reoffending. Despite the demonstrated favorable link between VOM and recidivism, no empirical research exists that has addressed why and how participation in VOM reduces reoffending compared to non-participation. This dissertation aimed to open this ‘black-box’ of victim-offender mediation and to unravel how and why participation in mediation is related to a lower risk of reoffending. It examined if participation in Dutch mediation practices is related to a lower risk of reoffending, which psychological change might underlie this behavior change, and which elements of mediation might explain these outcomes.
Click here for the full dissertation.
Click here for the live stream.
Also read
-
PhD Defence Gbélé Serge Landry
"La protection juridique de la faune, de la flore et des droits des communautés locales en Afrique : cas de la Côte d’Ivoire et du Cameroun"
10 Jun -
PhD Defence Kena Zheng
"The Use of Competition Soft Law in Digital Markets: A Comparative Legal Analysis of China and the EU"
11 Jun -
PhD Defence Huang Doudou
"The Expansive Application of Transboundary Harm Rules in International Law"
16 Jun