Restorative Justice Conferences (London, England)
Solution types
Restorative Justice
Problems addressed
Recidivism
Post-traumatic stress
Robberies
Crime and delinquency (multiple types)
Effectiveness

No Effect

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No Effect

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Life periods served
Adults (18 to 59 years)
Where the program was applied
Courts of justice
Country of application
United Kingdom
Description

This is a restorative justice program that empowers victims of home invasion and burglary. The objective is to reduce post-traumatic stress symptoms in victims and the risk of recidivism in offenders.
The program promotes meetings between offenders and victims in the presence of facilitators and aims to empower victims to confront the perpetrators of the crime, as well as to work through the trauma suffered.

Impact evaluations

Impact evaluation studies revealed a statistically significant reduction in clinical levels associated with post-traumatic stress symptoms in victims [1], but no significant effect on recidivism rates or new convictions for robbery and street crime among offenders [2].

Bibliographic reference

[1] Angel, C. M., Sherman, L. W., Strang, H., Ariel, B., Bennett, S., Inkpen, N., ... & Richmond, T. S. (2014). Short-term effects of restorative justice conferences on post-traumatic stress symptoms among robbery and burglary victims: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Experimental Criminology, 10(3), 291-307. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-014-9200-0

[2] Shapland, J., Atkinson, A., Atkinson, H., Dignan, J., Edwards, L., Hibbert, J., ... & Sorsby, A. (2008). Does restorative justice affect reconviction? The fourth report from the evaluation of three schemes. https://restorativejustice.org.uk/sites/default/files/resources/files/D…

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