Samenvatting

This article presents some findings of the pilot Samenspraak. Samenspraak brings offenders, victims/survivors, relatives and citizens into contact with each other. These participants were involved in the same type of crime, but not in the same event. In six separate meetings, the group discusses a traumatic event they have experienced in the context of sexual crimes. Two mediators of Perspectief Herstelbemiddeling guided the group. Afterwards, the experiences of participants have been inventoried by a policy officer and a mediator who were not involved in guiding the group. The results are very promising.