1. RJ inside/outside the criminal justice system Restorative justice and domestic violence Challenges for implementation Factsheet: Germany 1. RJ inside/outside the criminal justice system Victim offender mediation including IPV cases is mostly used inside the criminal justice system. 2. Laws & regulations Criminal Code Art. 46a; Code of Criminal Procedure Art. 153a 3. Special organization in place Non governmental organisations (i.e. Waage Hannover e.V.) 4. Main referrers Referrals by Public Prosecutor´s Department and Court 26.01.2016 IGVM - Brussels Supported by the Criminal Justice Programme of the European Union
5. Professionals/lay persons Restorative justice and domestic violence Challenges for implementation Factsheet: Finland Factsheet: Germany 5. Professionals/lay persons Mediators are professionals 6. Training, specific for IPV Special training for mediators working with IPV cases are 2 to 3 workshops with 2-3 days each; theoretical instructions and practical issues 7. Number of cases per year About 1000 cases per year in Lower Saxony (Lower Saxony has curtly 10% of the population of Germany) 26.01.2016 IGVM - Brussels Supported by the Criminal Justice Programme of the European Union