著者

浅野 正

出版者

文教大学

雑誌

人間科学研究 = Bulletin of Human Science (ISSN:03882152)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.33, pp.137-144, 2012-03-01

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Education from the victim's veiwpoint is a corecctional measure used in Japanese prisons and juvenile training schools. What is discussed in this paper is how the educational program can effectively prevent re-offending and successfully encourage the psychological recovery of crime victims. The educational program could be improved in three ways. First, the intervention should equally focus on both the individual and his peers. Second, an understanding of individual victims shoud be emphasized rather than that of victims in general. Third, offenders should think about how they wish to specifically apologize to their victims, assuming taht they might meet those victims face-to-face in the future. Knowing what efforts offenders are making can help to improve the mental health of their victims.