Handbook on Restorative justice programmes

participate. The most obvious is to do so personally, but in some
instances they participate indirectly by, for example, sending a represen-
tative or communicating their views in writing or in some other way. But
if they are not interested or able to participate even in those indirect
ways, those who work within the encounter conception would conclude
that there is no suitable restorative response. Those who work within the
other two conceptions would explore other, reparative options such as
those mentioned in paragraph 2, and the possibilities of inviting victims
to meet with unrelated offenders (not their own offenders) to discuss
general issues of crime and justice.