Tijdschrift voor Herstelrecht

Empirical research on restorative justice shows that offenders can apologise to victims. Beacuse of the ritual component of RJ and the possiblie infuence on the justice system, certain questions arise: how do victims perceive these apologies? Is it important for victims that these apologies are sincere? The aim of the article is to discuss these questiosns through three topics, namely the physical aspect of the ritual, the symbolic meaning for victims and the relation between the offender's apologies and the victim's reaction.

Publication year:2018

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