Samenvatting

This book review is about the practically applicable guideline ‘Recovery after a crime’, intended for social workers who work with offenders, by the authors Van Daele and Vanhoeck. The conceptual framework of recovery, the personal stories and associated verbs are discussed. This will be followed by a discussion on the content of the book, and I will also make some additional comments. Finally, I answer the question whether the book is also a must-read for restorative mediators who guide the dialogue between offender and victim.