Criminal mediation is a means of resolving criminal disputes in the United States of America and has been widely used in this area. The main example is therefore (victim – offender) mediation, which raises the question of how this system works? And what are its effects? So, in this section, we will discuss in the (first part) how VOM works and what its effects are in the (second part). Part 1: How does victim-offender mediation (VOM) work? Typically, mediation is led by a neutral third party who can, through their skills and abilities, focus on directing the parties' behaviors toward discussing the issues that need to be addressed, while receiving separate and confidential communications from the parties. parties until he reaches a certain level of agreement with them that the conflict can be resolved. Thus, in my opinion, the role of the mediator is to try to find a balance between the two parties to the conflict to promote exchange, and facilitate negotiations between them to achieve a mutual solution which will bring mutual satisfaction. However, victim-offender mediation (VOM) programs have focused on a restorative justice approach, which views the actual victim of the crime as the party to be reconciled, and the offender is held responsible for his or her actions. It can therefore be said that VOM programs focus on the relationship and healing from the harm caused to the victim. These types of programs take place before trial and involve the victim, the offender, the community in order to rebuild trust and to resolve the criminal conflict in a way that is fair to the parties. Victim-offender mediation gives victims of property crimes and minor assaults the chance to meet with the juvenile or adult offender.... middle of paper ..... .ediation Dialogue Programs, available at: www.vorp .com/articles/abaendors.html (last visited 03/20/2014)Maureen E. Fallen Remarks On Case-Management and Criminal Mediation 40 Idaho L. Rev. 580 (2003) IdMark S. Umbriel, Robert Coates, Betty Vos. Mediation between victim and offender: three decades of practice and research, 22 Conflict Resol. 287 - 288 (2004).IdIdId p. 289-290Jo-Anne Wemmers, Katie Cyr What fairness means for victims of crime: a social-psychological perspective on victim-offender mediation available at: http://www.apcj.org/documents/ 2_2_fairness.pdf last visited 3/21/2014 William Bradshaw, David Roseborough Restorative Justice Dialogue: The Impact of Mediation and Conferences on Juvenile Recidivism available at: http://www.uscourts.gov/uscourts /federalcourts/pps/fedprob/2005-12/restorative.html last visited: 3-24-2014.