The long-term impact of restorative justice programming for juvenile offenders

Bergseth, Kathleen J.; Bouffard, Jeffrey A.

doi:10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2007.05.006

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“…Advocates suggest that school-based restorative justice programs signal a caring and safe climate organized around forgiveness, respectful dialogue, responsibility, and community participation (Braithwaite, 1999). Although there is some evidence that restorative justice can reduce serious assaults and other forms of violence in individuals already involved in the criminal justice system (Strang, Sherman, Mayo-Wilson, Woods, & Ariel, 2013;Bergseth & Bouffard, 2007), the type of randomized trials needed to establish the effectiveness of this approach in reducing school based-violence has not yet been undertaken.…”

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Youth violence: What we know and what we need to know.

Bushman¹,

Newman²,

Calvert³

et al. 2016

American Psychologist

146

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School shootings tear the fabric of society. In the wake of a school shooting, parents, pediatricians, policymakers, politicians, and the public search for "the" cause of the shooting. But there is no single cause. The causes of school shootings are extremely complex. After the Sandy Hook Elementary School rampage shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, we wrote a report for the National Science Foundation on what is known and not known about youth violence. This article summarizes and updates that report. After distinguishing violent behavior from aggressive behavior, we describe the prevalence of gun violence in the United States and age-related risks for violence. We delineate important differences between violence in the context of rare rampage school shootings, and much more common urban street violence. Acts of violence are influenced by multiple factors, often acting together. We summarize evidence on some major risk factors and protective factors for youth violence, highlighting individual and contextual factors, which often interact. We consider new quantitative "data mining" procedures that can be used to predict youth violence perpetrated by groups and individuals, recognizing critical issues of privacy and ethical concerns that arise in the prediction of violence. We also discuss implications of the current evidence for reducing youth violence, and we offer suggestions for future research. We conclude by arguing that the prevention of youth violence should be a national priority.

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Section: Daniel B Neillmentioning

confidence: 99%

Youth violence: What we know and what we need to know.

Bushman¹,

Newman²,

Calvert³

et al. 2016

American Psychologist

146

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“…However, these studies are often marred by small sample sizes, lack of representation of study populations, absence of experimental controls, and non-comparable definitions of recidivism. In addition, many studies focus on process measures, in particular experiences of fairness and restoration, without considering outcomes such as recidivism (Baffour, 2006;Bergseth & Bouffard, 2007;Bonta, Wallace-Capretta, Rooney & McAnoy, 2002;McCold & Wachtel, 2000). It is also important to keep in mind that results are influenced by self-selection bias, since programmes are voluntary and participants may be more motivated to ensure positive outcomes (Hudson, 2002;Latimer, Dowden & Muise, 2005).…”

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“…The greater part of investigations, including three meta-analyses, suggests that about a third (28-34%) of offenders recidivate following participation in restorative programmes; in experimental studies the majority of offenders were less likely to reoffend when compared to control groups (Bergseth & Bouffard, 2007;Bonta, Jesseman, Rugge & Cormier, 2006;Bonta et al, 2002;Bradshaw et al, 2006;Latimer et al, 2005;Rodriguez, 2007). In general, victims and offenders express high levels of satisfaction with the mediation process (Bonta et al, 2006;Bradshaw et al, 2006;McCold & Wachtel, 2000;Mutter & Dugmore, 2008;Umbreit & Fercello, 1997;Wemmers & Cyr, 2005).…”

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“…On the negative side, restorative intervention appears to have little impact on the recidivist behaviour of higher-risk offenders (Bonta et al, 2006). An offender's previous contact with the police serves as an important predictor of poorer restorative outcomes (Baffour, 2006;Bergseth & Bouffard, 2007;De Beus & Rodriguez, 2007;Rodriguez, 2007). Female offenders demonstrate better outcomes than males (Baffour, 2006;De Beus & Rodriguez, 2007;Rodriguez, 2007).…”

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Victims’ Experiences of Restorative Mediation: A Developmental Social Work Perspective

Steyn

Lombard

2014

Social Work

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“…The restorative justice umbrella shelters a range of practices, such as victim-offender mediation, community reparative boards, family group conferencing and circle sentencing (Bergseth & Bouffard, 2007). In this article, we limit our focus to victimoffender mediation.…”

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Victim-offender mediation and social work: Focus groups with mediators in Flanders

Bradt

Bie

Visscher

2012

International Social Work

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The role of social work in the restorative justice field remains largely unexplored. This article reports on the findings of focus groups conducted with mediators of juvenile and adult mediation practices in Flanders (Belgium) to gain more insight into how mediators perceive their professional role and to what extent they refer to individual and structural dimensions of social work practice. Implications for future social work involvement and research are made.

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The long-term impact of restorative justice programming for juvenile offenders

Cited by 73 publications

References 17 publications

Youth violence: What we know and what we need to know.

Youth violence: What we know and what we need to know.

Victims’ Experiences of Restorative Mediation: A Developmental Social Work Perspective

Victim-offender mediation and social work: Focus groups with mediators in Flanders

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