Citation

Bouffard JA, Cooper M, Bergseth K. Youth Violence Juv. Justice 2017; 15(4): 465-480.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1541204016647428

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Research has generally supported the effectiveness of restorative justice (RJ) programs on a number of outcomes; however, little research has examined the effectiveness of variations in the intervention. This study examined several variations of an RJ program for juvenile offenders, including direct mediation, indirect forms of victim/offender mediation accomplished without direct victim/offender contact, the use of community panels (i.e., with community representatives when no direct victim was available), and a group who received only minimal interaction with RJ staff.

RESULTS supported the effectiveness of a number of variations in program implementation. Implications for future research and potential improvements to the RJ model are discussed.


Keywords: Juvenile justice;

Language: en