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Dealing with offending behaviour
Restorative justice
Evaluation
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Cards (4)
Needs of the victim
Positive outcomes
RJC
(
Shapland
et al.) -
7
year project
85%
victims
satisfied
78%
would
recommend
2%
said it made them feel
worse
Therfore, restorative justice helps victims cope with the
aftermath
of a crime
Counterpoint to Shapland et al.
Wood and Suzuki
-
restorative justice processes
are not as
survivor-focused
as reported in
surveys
Can be distorted as victims can be
'used'
to
rehabilitate
offenders, rather than being
helped
Therefore, needs may be seen as
secondary
to
rehabilitation
Recidivism
Strang et al.
-
meta-analysis
;
restorative justice
vs
custodial sentencing
Restorative justice group significantly
less
likely to
reoffend
Larger reduction in
violent
crimes than
property
crimes
Bain
-
24 studies
; lowered
recidivism
rates with
adult offenders
than general
community
involvement
Therefore,
positive
impact on
recidivism
- more than other methods
Abusing the system
Offender's
intentions
must be
honourable
Gijseghem
- offenders may want to avoid
punishment
,
downplay
actions or take
pride
Therefore, explains why not all offenders
benefit