1. 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
IGVM - Brussels
Supported by the Criminal Justice
Programme of the European Union

2. 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)
IGVM - Brussels
Supported by the Criminal Justice
Programme of the European Union