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New Zealand Ministry of Justice: Reoffending Analysis for Restorative Justice Cases: 2008 and 2009
In the New Zealand criminal justice system, restorative justice is primarily delivered through a meeting between the victim and the offender called a restorative justice conference. Currently, the Ministry of Justice provides funding for about 1,500 conferences per year. |
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Evaluation of Sheffield Community Justice Panel
Community (or Neighbourhood) Justice Panels are an innovative community-based model of restorative justice being used in Sheffield, Somerset and Manchester. This 2010 report by Sheffield Hallam University compares the effectiveness and cost of community mediation with interventions by statutory agencies. |
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Evaluation of the Sycamore Tree Programme
In 2009, Sheffield Hallam University, in conjunction with Manchester Metropolitan University, were commissioned to undertake an evaluation of the Sycamore Tree programme by Prison Fellowship England and Wales. |
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Ministry of Justice evaluation: implementing restorative justice schemes (Crime Reduction Programme) summary
From 2001, the government funded a £7 million seven-year research programme looking into three restorative justice schemes: CONNECT, the Justice Research Consortium (JRC) and REMEDI. This paper summarises the results, including that: |
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Restorative justice evidence: What do we know – where are the gaps?
This 2013 seminar, organised by the Restorative Justice Council and The Forgiveness Project with the Ministry of Justice, explored the evidence base for restorative justice and where the gaps in our knowledge lie. |
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Restorative Justice for Young Adults: Factoring in Maturity and Facilitating Desistance
This 2013 report found ways in which immaturity among young adults can affect restorative justice practice. |
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Restorative Justice Conferencing Using Face-to-Face Meetings of Offenders and Victims: Effects on Offender Recidivism and Victim Satisfaction. A Systematic Review
By Heather Strang, Lawrence W Sherman, Evan Mayo-Wilson, Daniel Woods and Barak Ariel. |
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National Evaluation of the Youth Justice Board's Restorative Justice Projects
This 2004 report is based on an evaluation of 46 restorative justice projects which were funded by the Youth Justice Board. |
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National Evaluation of the Restorative Justice in Schools Programme
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 |
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Restorative justice: the evidence – Professor Lawrence Sherman and Dr Heather Strang
This 2007 report reviews a wealth of restorative justice evidence from the UK and abroad. |