A Comparative Perspective on Victim-Offender Mediation with Youth Offenders Throughout Europe -- Victim-Offender Mediation in England and Wales -- Victim-Offender Mediation with Juvenile Offenders in Ireland -- Victim-Offender Mediation in Sweden -- Victim-Offender Mediation with Juvenile Offenders in Norway -- Victim-Offender-Mediation with Juvenile Offenders in Finland -- Victim-Offender Mediation with Juveniles in Poland -- Victim-Offender Mediation with Juveniles in Austria -- Victim-Offender Mediation for Juveniles in Belgium -- Victim-Offender Mediation with Juveniles in Luxembourg -- Victim-Offender Mediation with Juvenile Offenders in Germany -- Chance of Victim-Offender Mediation in Hungary -- Victim-Offender Mediation and Conferencing with Juvenile Offenders in the Netherlands -- Mediation and Reparation for Young Offenders in France: An Overview -- Victim-Offender Mediation and Youth Offenders: The Italian Experience -- Juvenile Penal Mediation in Spain: The Experience in Catalonia -- Juvenile Offenders and the Legal System: What We Have Learned from Victim-Offender Mediation.This book documents the state of the art on Victim-Offender Mediation with youth offenders in 15 European nations (Austria, Belgium, England and Wales, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden). It provides an up-do date review of current theory and practice and presents a critical discussion of problems and benefits which may help guide future policy decisions and applications. The book informs both those who are interested in evaluating the current state of affairs of Victim-Offender Mediation with youth offenders in Europe, and those who would like to promote Victim-Offender Mediation in their own countries. The common format used in each chapter facilitates comparison across countries. Per country, five areas of investigation are explored and discussed: norms and legislation allowing for the implementation of victim-offender mediation programmes; values and theoretical frameworks of victim-offender mediation; organizational structure of victim-offender mediation services; professional characteristics of mediators; benefits, potential problems, and criticisms of current practice.