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RJC and Cambridge University - Leading a Restorative School

19th June 2012

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Ministry of Justice Evaluation: Does restorative justice affect reconviction? The fourth report from the evaluation of three schemes

Shapland, J et al (2008) Restorative Justice: Does Restorative Justice affect reconviction. The fourth report from the evaluation of three schemes. Ministry of Justice Research Series 10/08. London: Ministry of Justice

In June 2008, the Ministry of Justice released its final report into the Restorative Justice trials that began in 2001.
The concluding report covers the results of the research regarding the impact of RJ on reconviction rates as well as how cost effective the intervention is.

The report shows:
A significant decrease in the frequency of reconviction over the following two years, looking over all the trials, schemes and groups. Offenders’ reoffending decelerated.
A large impact on the JRC Northumbria court property trial that there was a reduced likelihood and severity of reoffending for the following two years against the control group - and significantly fewer reconvictions for the JRC Northumbria site as a whole.
RJ can produce costs savings - from £1 per £1 spent on RJ to £9 per £1 spent on RJ depending on the setting.

 

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Does Restorative Justice affect reconviction.

14th Jun 2008 | Recidivism, Research, Pilot Studies, Crime Reduction | Professor Joanna Shapland

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