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Date: November 22, 2024 Fri
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Results for restorative justice (australia)
4 results foundAuthor: Jones, Craig Title: Does Forum Sentencing Reduce Re-Offending? Summary: Forum Sentencing is an adult-focussed restorative justice program that operates in two NSW sites: Liverpool and Tweed. Under the scheme, young adults who meet certain eligibility and suitability criteria can have their matter dealt with by way of a community conference rather than being dealt with in a conventional court setting. The aim of the current study was to determine whether offenders who are dealt with by way of a Forum Sentence are less likely to re-offend than those sentenced in the usual way. Forum Sentencing participants were compared with a matched sample of offenders who met the eligibility criteria for Forum Sentencing but who were sentenced in a conventional court. The two groups were compared on four measures: (a) the proportion within each group who were reconvicted of a further offence within one year of being sentenced, (b) the proportion within each group who were convicted for two or more offences within one year of being sentenced, (c) the time to first reconviction and (d) whether, on average, the Forum Sentencing group committed less serious offences than the comparison group. No evidence emerged that Forum Sentencing participants performed better on any of these outcomes. Details: Sydney: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, 2009. 16p. Source: Internet Resource: Contemporary Issues in Crime and Justice Number 129; Accessed April 1, 2011 at: http://www.ipc.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/bocsar/ll_bocsar.nsf/vwFiles/CJB129.pdf/$file/CJB129.pdf Year: 2009 Country: Australia URL: http://www.ipc.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/bocsar/ll_bocsar.nsf/vwFiles/CJB129.pdf/$file/CJB129.pdf Shelf Number: 121209 Keywords: ConferencingRecidivismRestorative Justice (Australia)Sentencing |
Author: Smith, Nadine Title: Youth Justice Conferences versus Children's Court: A comparison of re-offending Summary: Aim: To compare re-offending between young people processed in NSW with a Youth Justice Conference and those eligible for a conference but processed in the Children’s Court. Method: Using propensity score matching, young persons whose offending was allocated to be dealt with by a Youth Justice Conference in 2007 were matched to those who were eligible for a conference but who were referred to Children’s Court in 2007. These samples were then compared on various re-offending outcomes both without and with adjustment for potential covariates. Both intention-to-treat and as-treated analyses were conducted. For the intention-to-treat analyses, all young persons allocated a conference not just those who completed their conference outcome plan where included in the conference group. While for the as-treated analyses only young persons who completed their conference outcome plan where included in the conference group. Inverse probabilities of treatment weightings were also applied to estimate the effect of conferencing on re-offending. Results: After adjusting for other factors in the intention-to-treat analyses, no significant differences were found between conference and court participants in the proportion re-offending, the seriousness of their re-offending, the time to the first proven re-offence or the number of proven re-offences. Non-significant results were obtained regardless of whether the definition of re-offending included or excluded justice procedures offences. In the as-treated analyses, the results were similar. Conclusion: The evidence strongly suggests that the conference regime established under the NSW Young Offenders Act (1997) is no more effective than the NSW Children’s Court in reducing juvenile re-offending among young persons eligible for a conference. Details: Sydney: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, 2012. 24p. Source: Crime and Justice Bulletin, Contemporary Issues in Crime and Justice No. 160: Internet Resource: Accessed March 16, 2012 at http://www.bocsar.nsw.gov.au/Lawlink/bocsar/ll_bocsar.nsf/vwFiles/cjb160.pdf/$file/cjb160.pdf Year: 2012 Country: Australia URL: http://www.bocsar.nsw.gov.au/Lawlink/bocsar/ll_bocsar.nsf/vwFiles/cjb160.pdf/$file/cjb160.pdf Shelf Number: 124553 Keywords: Juvenile Courts (Australia)Juvenile Offenders (Australia)Re-Offending (Australia)Restorative Justice (Australia) |
Author: Moore, Elizabeth Title: Restorative Justice Initiatives: Public Opinion and Support in NSW Summary: Aim: To measure public opinion and support for restorative justice initiatives for theft/vandalism and assault offences across NSW in 2011. Method: An independent market research company completed 2,530 telephone interviews with NSW residents over a 4-week period. Results: There was widespread support for restorative justice initiatives. Most respondents agreed that offenders’ sentences should include unpaid work in the community (85.9%); and that victims should be given the opportunity to inform offenders of the harm caused (87.3%), and have a say in how the offender can make amends for that harm (73.8%). While the restorative justice initiatives of ‘making amends to victims’ and ‘unpaid work in the community’, were viewed as less effective in preventing crime and disorder compared to ‘better supervision of young people by parents’ or ‘better mental health care’, they were viewed as more effective than receiving ‘a prison sentence’. Women, regional dwellers, those with lower educational attainment, crime victims and those displaying more punitive attitudes tended to be more supportive of restorative justice principles. Conclusion: The results suggest that the principles underpinning restorative justice initiatives are well supported by the community. Details: Sydney: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, 2012. 12p. Source: Internet Resource: Bureau Brief, Issue Paper no. 77: Accessed April 3, 2012 at: http://www.bocsar.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/bocsar/ll_bocsar.nsf/vwFiles/BB77.pdf/$file/BB77.pdf Year: 2012 Country: Australia URL: http://www.bocsar.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/bocsar/ll_bocsar.nsf/vwFiles/BB77.pdf/$file/BB77.pdf Shelf Number: 124802 Keywords: Juvenile OffendersPublic Opinion SurveyRestorative Justice (Australia) |
Author: KPMG Title: Review of the Youth Justice Group Conferencing Program: Final Report Summary: Group conferencing is a program based on restorative justice principles. It is a problem-solving approach to offending that aims to balance the needs of young people, victims and the community by encouraging dialogue between individuals who have offended and their victims. The aim of the Victorian program is to provide a community rehabilitation intervention to the Children's Court at the pre-sentence stage, in order to: - Divert the young person from more intensive supervisory court outcomes by raising their understanding of the impact of their offending on the victim and utilising the resources of the immediate and extended family and/or significant others to support the young person - Reduce frequency and seriousness of re-offending of young people referred to the program - Increase victim satisfaction with the criminal justice process Effectively integrate young people into the community following the conference process. KPMG conducted a review of the Youth Justice Group Conferencing Program between September 2009 and September 2010 to determine the effectiveness of the Program in meeting its stated aims since operations commenced in 2003, as well as to provide the Department of Human Services with recommendation to improve the Program's operation. Details: Melbourne: Victoria Department of Human Services, 2010. 85p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed August 13, 2014 at: http://www.dhs.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/675564/review-youth-group-conferencing-report-2011.pdf Year: 2010 Country: Australia URL: http://www.dhs.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/675564/review-youth-group-conferencing-report-2011.pdf Shelf Number: 133041 Keywords: Juvenile DiversionJuvenile OffendersRehabilitation ProgramRestorative Justice (Australia)Youth Group Conferencing |