Battered Women in America MEDIATION
Third party intervention that relies on
information supply and transfer
l participation/agreement is voluntary
l works best with power balance among parties
l settlement = exchange of resources/behaviors
l no decision is made on guilt/penalties
l there is no external enforcement of agreements
l there is no backup in cases of default
? based on changing parties' decision ingredients
7. Steinbacher & Kaufman, Bielefeld 1994