Canberra Reintegrative Shaming Experiments

This is a program designed to measure the impact of restorative justice using the Wagga Wagga model as an alternative to the conventional judicial procedure.
This model was based on the perception of justice generated by victims and offenders, as well as the overall satisfaction with the encounter between them. During this period, offender, victim, and supporters of both parties discussed the crime, its impact and consequences, and sought an agreement on how the offender could remedy the situation in the near future.

Impact evaluations

Impact evaluation studies show that program participants were less likely to commit violent crimes and had a negative attitude toward recidivism. They were more likely to report that they believed in the law and made more effort not to drive under the influence of alcohol compared to the control group, which did not receive the intervention. There were mixed results in drunk driving rates and no statistically significant differences in property crime, shoplifting, or recidivism [1] [2].

Bibliographic reference

[1] Sherman, L. W., Strang, H. & Woods, D. J. (2000). Recidivism Patterns in the Canberra Reintegrative Shaming Experiments (RISE). Canberra, Australia. https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/recidivism-patterns…

[2] Tyler, T. R., Sherman, L., Strang, H., Barnes, G. C. & Woods, D. (2007). Reintegrative Shaming, Procedural Justice, and Recidivism: The Engagement of Offenders' Psychological Mechanisms in the Canberra RISE Drinking-and-Driving Experiment. Law & Society Review, 41(3), 553–586. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-5893.2007.00314.x

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