TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Restorativeness, procedural justice, and defiance as long-term predictors of reoffending of participants in family group conferences
JO  - Criminal justice and behavior
A1  - Hipple, Natalie Kroovand
A1  - Gruenewald, Jeff
A1  - McGarrell, Edmund F.
SP  - 1110
EP  - 1127
VL  - 42
IS  - 11
N2  - This study extends Hipple and colleagues' variation analysis by examining how varying degrees of restorative justice, procedural justice, and defiance in family group conference (FGC) processes and outcomes affect long-term juvenile recidivism measures in one large Midwestern U.S. city. The current study uses two data sets from the Indianapolis Juvenile Restorative Justice Experiment that include conference observations, juvenile histories, and adult criminal histories to examine how variations in FGC elements shape juvenile recidivism outcomes in a long-term follow-up period. <br><br>FINDINGS reveal that the greater fidelity of FGCs to the theoretical foundations of restorativeness and procedural justice, the better outcomes in the long term as measured by future offending. Specifically, offense type and conference restorativeness influenced the probability of recidivism in the long term. <br><br>RESULTS are consistent with the theoretical predictions of reintegrative shaming and procedural justice theories, providing further support that FGCs are a viable youth justice program option.     Keywords: Juvenile justice<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0093-8548
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093854815601153
ID  - ref1
ER  -