caa a22 4500 445870338 CHVBK 20180317145509.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20111001xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10560-011-0238-9 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10560-011-0238-9 Putting a Human Face on Crimes: A Qualitative Study on Restorative Justice Processes for Youths [Elektronische Daten] [Jung Choi, Diane Green, Michael Gilbert] Restorative justice conferences including Victim Offender Mediation (VOM) are rapidly increasing. Due to a lack of participants' accounts on their experiences, gaining knowledge on how restorative justice works from their perspective is critical, especially to further development of justice policy and practice. In this exploratory qualitative study we interviewed 37 participants in a VOM operating in a mid-sized Midwestern city in the United States. In this article, we examine some youths' experiences in their VOM to deepen our understanding of how and why restorative discourses work. Findings suggest that meeting their victims through VOM helped the youths realize the extent of the consequences of their actions by being able to personalize their victims and their victimized experiences. In conclusion we highlight the importance of appreciating the unseen effects of the crimes. Lastly, we make some recommendations for practitioners to assist their developing better programs in dealing with youths in restorative justice contexts. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 2011 Restorative justice nationallicence Victim-offender mediation nationallicence Youth nationallicence Youth offense nationallicence Emotion nationallicence Remorse nationallicence Choi Jung School of Social Work, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, SO120, 33431, Boca Raton, FL, USA aut Green Diane School of Social Work, Florida Atlantic University, 5353 Parkside Drive, 33458, Jupiter, FL, USA aut Gilbert Michael Department of Criminal Justice, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA aut Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 28/5(2011-10-01), 335-355 0738-0151 28:5<335 2011 28 10560 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10560-011-0238-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10560-011-0238-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Choi Jung School of Social Work, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, SO120, 33431, Boca Raton, FL, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Green Diane School of Social Work, Florida Atlantic University, 5353 Parkside Drive, 33458, Jupiter, FL, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Gilbert Michael Department of Criminal Justice, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 28/5(2011-10-01), 335-355 0738-0151 28:5<335 2011 28 10560 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer