Based on the Flemish practice of victim–offender mediation for adult offenders, this article shows how mediation can be a social work practice that goes beyond being an instrument for the responsibilization of offenders, but instead recognizes social workers as policymakers.
French
Basé sur la pratique flamande de la médiation entre les victimes et les auteurs adultes de délits, cet article montre comment la médiation peut être une pratique de travail social allant au delà du simple instrument de responsabilisation les auteurs de délits, en reconnaissant plutôt les travailleurs sociaux comme décideurs politiques.
Spanish
Basándose en la práctica flamenca de mediar entre víctima y ofensor adulto, este artículo muestra cómo la mediación puede ser una práctica de trabajo social que a más de ser un instrumento para responsabilizar a los ofensores, reconoce a los trabajadores sociales como diseñadores de política social.
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