A promising new strategy for involving victims in the sentencing process is the opportunity of reconciling victim and offender in some cases, with or without compensation for victim. One such program began operating in 1992

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The program mentioned began operating in 1992 at the Graterford, Pennsylvania, Correctional Institution. This initiative was part of a broader movement towards restorative justice, which seeks to involve victims in the sentencing process and, in some cases, aims for reconciliation between victim and offender.

A Promising New Strategy for Involving Victims in the Sentencing