The article aims to discuss the opportunities for a restorative approach in
domestic violence (DV) cases based on the results of two empirical research.
After describing the victims? perspective, we introduce the shortcomings of
institutional frontline responses that hinder the effective prevention and
fight against domestic violence. At the end of the paper, some local support
initiatives for victims of DV are described. We examine the aspects of these
initiatives that bring them close to the restorative approach - although
they do not explicitly label themselves as restorative.