Professionals that work with organisations that focus on victims and offenders are indispensable in making sure that people who were involved in a crime or traumatic event are informed about restorative mediation. Read below about the experiences of professionals that refer their clients to Perspectief Herstelbemiddeling.
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Eric, prison staff member: “If you don’t talk about it, you’re not going to solve it.”"It's very rewarding work." Eric Hansen is a reintegration staff member in the Dordrecht prison. "In the end, it's about human-to-huamn contact."
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Lizet, probation worker: “Because of restorative mediation, the contact has been restored.”Lizet de Greef has been working as a probation worker (supervisor) at Novadic Kentron for over three years. “As a probation service you give back to society in this way.”
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Stefan, police officer: “Because of mediation, the people involved can move on.”Stefan van Dijk is a family police officer. “They can give the incident a certain place in their minds, and that’s the main gain.”
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Contact after a traffic accidentAns van der Veen, staff member of Victim Support Netherlands, helped a mother and daughter who were involved in a severe car crash. The daughter wanted to talk with the person who caused the accident.
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Contact with a forensic psychiatric patientDiana Popken is a social worker in FPC de Oostvaarderskliniek (forensic psychiatric clinic). During a mediation between a victim or relative of the deceased and a forensic psychiatric patient, she guides the patient.