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Cross-National Impact of
Victim Offender Mediation
Mark S. Umbreit, Ph.D.
Center for Restorative Justice & Peacemaking
University of Minnesota
College of Education & Human Development
School of Social Work
••UNITED STATES
Multi-Site Study of 4 Programs
in 4 States (Umbreit, 1994)
Total Aggregate Sample
____ victims
____ offenders (juveniles)
Multiple Sites
- Albuquerque
- Austin, TX
- Oakland, CA
- Minneapolis
UNITED STATES
Multi-Site Study of 4 Programs
in 4 States (Umbreit, 1994)
Victim Satisfaction
Referral of Case to VOM
• 79% of victims of juvenile crime
were satisfied with the justice
system referral of their case to
mediation: victims in VOM were
significantly more likely to be
satisfied than those in the
comparison group (normal court
UNITED STATES
Multi-Site Study of 4 Programs
in 4 States (Umbreit, 1994)
Offender Satisfaction
Referral of Case to VOM
• 87% of juvenile offenders were
satisfied with the justice system
referral of their case to mediation.
UNITED STATES
Multi-Site Study of 4 Programs
in 4 States (Umbreit, 1994)
Victim Perception of
Fairness of VOM Process
• 83% victims of juvenile crime felt
mediation process was fair.
UNITED STATES
Multi-Site Study of 4 Programs
in 4 States (Umbreit, 1994)
Victim Perception of
Fairness of VOM Process
• Victims in VOM were significantly
more likely to experience fairness
than those in the comparison group
(normal court process).
UNITED STATES
Multi-Site Study of 4 Programs
in 4 States (Umbreit, 1994)
Offender Perception of
Fairness of VOM Process
• 89% of juvenile offenders felt the
mediation process was fair.
UNITED STATES
Multi-Site Study of 4 Programs
in 4 States (Umbreit, 1994)
Victim Satisfaction
with Mediation Outcome
• 90% of victims of juvenile crime
were satisfied with mediation
outcome.
UNITED STATES
Multi-Site Study of 4 Programs
in 4 States (Umbreit, 1994)
Offender Satisfaction
with Mediation Outcome
• 91% of juvenile offenders were
satisfied with mediation outcome.
UNITED STATES
Multi-Site Study of 4 Programs
in 4 States (Umbreit, 1994)
Restitution Completion
• Juvenile offenders in VOM were
significantly more likely to complete
restitution payment to victims (81%)
than similar offenders in the
comparison group (normal court
process).
UNITED STATES
Multi-Site Study of 4 Programs
in 4 States (Umbreit, 1994)
Recidivism
• Juvenile offenders in VOM were
significantly less likely to commit a
new offense (18%) than similar
offenders in the comparison group
(27%).
UNITED STATES
Multi-Site Study of 4 Programs
in 4 States (Umbreit, 1994)
Victim Fear of Re-victimization
• Victims of juvenile crime were
significantly less fearful of being
victimized by the offender after
meeting them (10%), than before
(23%).
CANADA
Multi-site Study of 4 Programs
in 4 Provinces (Umbreit, 1995)
Victim Satisfaction
Referral of Case to VOM
• 78% of victims of adult and juvenile crime
were satisfied with the justice system
referral of their case to mediation: victims
in VOM were significantly more likely to be
satisfied than those in the comparison
group (normal court process).
CANADA
Multi-site Study of 4 Programs
in 4 Provinces (Umbreit, 1995)
Offender Satisfaction with
Referral of Case to VOM
• 74% of adult and juvenile offenders were
satisfied with the justice system referral of
their case to mediation: offenders in VOM
were significantly more likely to be
satisfied than those in the comparison
group (normal court process).
CANADA
Multi-site Study of 4 Programs
in 4 Provinces (Umbreit, 1995)
Victim Perception of
Fairness of VOM Process
• 80% victims of adult and juvenile crime felt
mediation process was fair: victims in VOM
were signifi-cantly more likely to
experience fairness than those in the
comparison group (normal court process).
CANADA
Multi-site Study of 4 Programs
in 4 Provinces (Umbreit, 1995)
Offender Perception of
Fairness of VOM Process
• 80% of adult and juvenile offenders felt the
mediation process was fair: offenders in
VOM were significantly more likely to
experience fairness than those in the
comparison group (normal court process).
CANADA
Multi-site Study of 4 Programs
in 4 Provinces (Umbreit, 1995)
Victim Satisfaction
with Mediation Outcome
• 89% of victims of adult and juvenile crime
were satisfied with mediation outcome.
CANADA
Multi-site Study of 4 Programs
in 4 Provinces (Umbreit, 1995)
Offender Satisfaction
with Mediation Outcome
• 91% of juvenile offenders were satisfied
with mediation outcome.
CANADA
Multi-site Study of 4 Programs
in 4 Provinces (Umbreit, 1995)
Victim Perception of Fairness
of Restitution Agreements
• 92% of victims of adult and juvenile crime
felt the mediated restitution agreement
was fair.
CANADA
Multi-site Study of 4 Programs
in 4 Provinces (Umbreit, 1995)
Offender Perception of Fairness
of Restitution Agreements
• 92% of adult and juvenile offenders felt the
mediated restitution agreement was fair.