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County Attorney - Victim Offender Conferencing
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County Attorney - Victim Offender Conferencing
Evidence-based program that addresses juvenile crime through mediated dialogue. Conference is held between victims and juvenile offenders. In a victim-offender conference the victims of crime and the juvenile offender talk meaningfully in a safe environment about:
- What happened?
- How people have been affected?
- What could be done to make things better?
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County Attorney - Victim Offender Conferencing
A victim-offender conference will only take place if:
- The offender accepts responsibility for the harm
- Both the victim and the offender agree to participate
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County Attorney - Victim Offender Conferencing
They are committed to the following:
- Confidentiality
- Helping each participant to decide their own solutions for addressing the harm done
- Maintaining VOC as a voluntary process
- Making sure safety and comfort of clients is a priority
- Providing quality and ongoing training and evaluation to facilitators in order to ensure quality service delivery
- Reviewing each case carefully with both victims and offenders to make sure a VOC will meet their needs