This 2004 report explores the levels of victimisation, bullying and robbery in 26 schools (20 secondary and six primary), the restorative justice approaches introduced, participants' (victims' and offenders') satisfaction, the short- and long-term effects of the programme and whether restorative justice conferences are a useful tool in reducing school exclusions.
This third report from the evaluation of three schemes from the Centre for Criminological Research at the University of Sheffield showed that 85% of victims and 80% of offenders were satisfied with their experience of a restorative justice conference.
This is the first philosophical article about law and restorative justice ever written by a Ukrainian prosecutor (Oleksii Geselev), following August 2008's obligatory recommendations from the General Prosecutor of Ukraine to apply victim-offender mediation programmes and expand alternatives to criminal prosecution.
In January 2010, the Justice Committee of the House of Commons published their report on justice reinvestment. In the context of their wider argument for government to invest in initiatives which prevent crime, the report cites evidence supporting further investment in restorative justice.
This resource charts PC Sandie Hastings' journey since her first training course with Thames Valley Police in 1999, detailing the meteoric development of restorative justice in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
The 2010 New Economics Foundation (NEF) Punishing costs report recommends better use of restorative justice interventions – one of which NEF estimates would lead to savings of £60 million per year.
The report suggests that devolving budgets to local councils could facilitate the creation of a justice system that is more engaged with the people in the area, involving them in solutions such as restorative justice.
The Commission's 2010 inquiry was prompted by concern about deep-rooted failings in the response to antisocial behaviour and crime involving children and young people.
A dispute settlement service in North Carolina was asked in 2002 by the jurisdiction in one county to mediate cases involving charges of 'assault on a female' brought to the district criminal court.
Research was undertaken to compare domestic violence reoffending outcomes two years after mediation with outcomes two years after a court appearance or a prison sentence.
For defendants without previous criminal convictions, the reoffending rate was significantly lower for those who went to mediation than of those who went to trial.
In September 2001, the Home Office released two studies on the use of restorative justice. These were An Exploratory Evaluation of Restorative Justice Schemes and An International Review of Restorative Justice. Each report provides cautions and suggestions for implementing restorative justice programmes.
