SUMMARY - Future of Victim-Centered Justice
A jurisdiction experiments with allowing victims to address offenders directly in restorative justice conferences, bypassing traditional prosecution entirely for certain crimes. Another establishes victim advocates with power to challenge prosecutorial decisions in court. A province measures justice system success not by conviction rates but by victim satisfaction surveys. Some victims report feeling heard and healing for the first time, while others feel pressured to forgive or participate in processes they find retraumatizing.