Citation

Kennedy JLD, Tuliao AP, Flower KN, Tibbs JJ, McChargue DE. Int. J. Offender Ther. Comp. Criminol. 2019; 63(1): 3-17.

Affiliation

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0306624X18779202

PMID

29877107

Abstract

This research investigated the effectiveness of a brief Restorative Justice Intervention. Probationers who attended a Restorative Justice Intervention ( n = 383) were compared with probationers receiving treatment as usual ( n = 130) over a 2- to 6-year follow-up period. The proportion of individuals who recidivated in the control condition ( n = 89, 68.46%) were higher compared with those who recidivated in the intervention condition ( n = 127, 33.16%; z = 7.04, p <.001). In addition, among those who recidivated, those in the intervention condition did so less frequently. Qualitative analyses from a postintervention course evaluation given only to the intervention condition showed that 50% of probationers acknowledged an empathic understanding associated with participation. This brief intervention has a positive multilevel impact on restorative justice. Implications of these effects are discussed.

Language: en

Keywords

probation; recidivism; restorative justice