ABSTRACT
Recently I was given a challenging but rather risky assignment: to explore in the same space the ‘journey to belonging’ that victims as well as offenders must take. I found the assignment a fruitful challenge and so I am going to pursue that topic again, but I must begin with two warnings. Some of you may find it problematic, even offensive, to address both at the same time, and especially so to assume there might be parallels or even intersections in the two journeys. And at least some of what I have to say here should be understood as exploratory and suggestive rather than conclusive. I am on a journey here, too.
