Doha Declaration

Education for Justice

Restorative Justice: The Evidence

Full title in original language:

Restorative Justice: The Evidence

Education level:

University

University (18+ years)

Topic / subtopic:

Crime prevention and criminal justice

Restorative justice

Criminal justice system

Target audience:

Students, Teachers / Lecturers

Type of resource:

Publication / Article

Languages:

English

Region of relevance:

Global

Access:

open access

Individual authors:

Larry Sherman, Heather Strang

Publication year:

2007

Published by:

Smith Institute

Copyright holder:

Contact name and address:

Smith Institute

Contact website:

info@smith-institute.org.uk

Key themes:

Links:

Publication

Short description:

n 2004-05 the Smith Institute ran a highly successful series of seminars looking at case studies of the use of restorative justice (RJ) techniques among criminals and their victims, in schools, and within communities and neighbourhoods. Building on the impressive accounts of how powerful restorative justice techniques could be, as a way both of changing behaviour and of mitigating harm, this independent report was commissioned by the Smith Institute in association with the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation in order to examine the evidence on RJ from Britain and around the world. The aim of the project was to bring together the results of RJ trials in order to set out a definitive statement of what constitutes good-quality RJ, as well as to draw conclusions both as to its effectiveness with particular reference to re-offending and as to the role that RJ might play in the future of Britain’s youth and criminal justice systems.

Short description:

n 2004-05 the Smith Institute ran a highly successful series of seminars looking at case studies of the use of restorative justice (RJ) techniques among criminals and their victims, in schools, and within communities and neighbourhoods. Building on the impressive accounts of how powerful restorative justice techniques could be, as a way both of changing behaviour and of mitigating harm, this independent report was commissioned by the Smith Institute in association with the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation in order to examine the evidence on RJ from Britain and around the world. The aim of the project was to bring together the results of RJ trials in order to set out a definitive statement of what constitutes good-quality RJ, as well as to draw conclusions both as to its effectiveness with particular reference to re-offending and as to the role that RJ might play in the future of Britain’s youth and criminal justice systems.

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Education for Justice

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