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... > social science subjects > sociology > crime and deviance > community corrections > history, development, and definitions > violent offender reconciliation programs
... > social science subjects > sociology > social problems > social problems encyc > crime and deviance > community corrections > history, development, and definitions > violent offender reconciliation programs
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > psychology and law > sentencing and incarceration > community corrections > history, development, and definitions > violent offender reconciliation programs
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > psychology and law > sentencing and incarceration > community corrections > history, development, and definitions > violent offender reconciliation programs
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > corrections (penology) > community corrections > history, development, and definitions > violent offender reconciliation programs

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violent offender reconciliation programs  

Definition

  • Violent offender reconciliation programs originate from the restorative justice paradigm and are designed to assist victims of such crimes as murder, armed robbery, homicide, vehicular homicide, and sexual assault. The American criminal justice system is rooted in adversarial interactions, retribution, and the due process rights of criminal defendants. [Source: Encyclopedia of Community Corrections; Violent Offender Reconciliation Programs]

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