Victim-Offender Mediation: Observations from Scandinavia

Authors

  • Mari-Louise Pabsdorff Department of criminology and sociology of law, University of Oslo
  • Lise-Lotte Rytterbro Department of criminology, University of Stockholm
  • Saija Sambou Finnish Ministry of Justice
  • Erika Uotila Finnish Ministry of Justice

Keywords:

Mediation, Conflict, Violent crimes, Accounts

Abstract

Mediation in the aftermath of conflicts and crimes is getting more common in the European countries. This study analyses the discourse between the parties and mediator(s) during mediation in three Scandinavian countries. Mediation talk is much concentrated on the crime situation, on the actions of the parties and other persons present at the time of the crime. Central to the discourse is “accounts”; an analytical term developed by Scott and Lyman in the 1960’s. Explanations of the crime are primarily found on an individual level, leaving societal issues out: A normative and evaluative inquiry of crimes and why crimes occur play a minimal (if any) role in VOM in Scandinavia.

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Published

30-11-2010

How to Cite

Pabsdorff, M.-L., Rytterbro, L.-L., Sambou, S. and Uotila, E. (2010) “Victim-Offender Mediation: Observations from Scandinavia”, Oñati Socio-Legal Series, 1(2). Available at: https://opo.iisj.net/index.php/osls/article/view/15 (Accessed: 19 December 2024).

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 2 (2011): Investigations - Investigaciones - Ikerlanak

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Individual Articles

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