The article discusses the difference between victimization tension in a multicultural and multicultural society. The authors determine a characteristic of the current state of development of society and indicate the consequences of transition, globalization and geopolitical changes. The problems of education arising in a multicultural environment are highlighted. The analysis of the effectiveness of using the restorative approach of school mediation services in Russia and abroad is presented. The article provides an analysis of victimization of Russian society, which determines the main zones of victimization arising as a result of geopolitical and migration processes. Six main territories that are vulnerable from the point of view of the emergence of a multicultural environment were identified. Communities with victim motivational and fundamental characteristics aimed at preserving identity without the exchange of cultural patterns are described. It is indicated that for educational purposes in territories with multicultural tendencies, the educational type of mediation is the most interesting

This article discusses the perception of the effectiveness of school mediation services by adolescents with deviant behaviour. The research was based on Russian speaking adolescents aged 13-17 years (128 interviewees, including 78 girls and 50 boys). The questionnaire was developed in compliance with similar researches using expert evaluation. The results of the research are analyzed as per the Pearson correlation coefficient. The analysis of the difference in the perception of the effectiveness of mediation practices by a group directly involved in the implementation of mediation practices (group 2 of 40 persons) and a group with no direct experience of mediation (group 1 of 88 persons) resulted in some conclusions. The participants of group 2 consider the mediation method an effective means of resolving conflicts, increasing interpersonal skills, and respect for the interlocutor. Mediation is also an effective means of self-development and self-understanding for group 2. Group 1 displays infantile expectations of mediation effects and high sensitivity to fairness