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Victim Offender Conferencing (VOC) Project is a creative, community based and Restorative Justice Project dealing with human issues of crime through a face-to-face interaction between the offender(s), their respective families and to some extent appointed support persons from the community. The process is guided by highly skilled community mediators/facilitators and together we to try and reach common ground and resolve situations out of court. Cases are referred by local law authorities.
Established in 2001 this project has proved enormously successful. CFL have seen over 500 clients over the past two years.
We can draw five conclusions from this time:
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There is a great need and demand for Restorative Justice Initiatives in South Africa. |
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VOC can deepen the ideal of African Customary Values as being a component of a broad alternative to dispute resolution processes, as envisaged by the broader Justice Cluster of the Government. |
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VOC can help the Justice System save resources and time, allowing them to focus on more serious crimes. |
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VOC processes help break the vicious cycle of crime and violence. |
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VOC provides a multi disciplinary approach to working within the diverse environment of our local communities. |
VOC training workshop....
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