Victims of corporate crime: an ignored conflict
This article identifies the most successful method for resolving conflicts resulting from corporate crime. Looking at the traditional mechanisms of conflict resolution used in Europe, such as criminal prosecution, dispute settlement, and financial compensation, reveals that these mechanisms often fail to meet victim expectations due to the particular characteristics of this kind of victimization. Given this, it is important to explore the opportunities that restorative justice provides for conflict resolution in cases of corporate crime. Restorative justice forces the parties involved to deal with the fundamentals of the conflict, while respecting the expectations of all parties. This approach not only encourages acknowledgement of culpability but also leads to conflict resolution negotiations whose first objectives are repairing harm and reconciling the parties involved.