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‘Criminal law provides judgment, not a solution’
If people make a serious mistake, the judge makes a judgment. But that’s where the impact of criminal law ends. How do you pick up your life as a victim again? How should a perpetrator continue after the sentence? While criminal law focuses on the past, mediation focuses on the future. “You don’t have to be friends. It’s about both getting on with your life.”