TY - JOUR
T1 - Long-Term Effectiveness of a Brief Restorative Justice Intervention
AU - Kennedy, Joseph L.D.
AU - Tuliao, Antover P.
AU - Flower, Kay Lee N.
AU - Tibbs, Jessie J.
AU - McChargue, Dennis E.
N1 - Funding Information:
We would like to thank the Community Justice Center, James Jones, and Nebraska State Probation for their assistance with data collection and treatment delivery.
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2018.
PY - 2019/1/1
Y1 - 2019/1/1
N2 - This research investigated the effectiveness of a brief Restorative Justice Intervention. Probationers who attended a Restorative Justice Intervention (n = 383) were compared with probationers receiving treatment as usual (n = 130) over a 2- to 6-year follow-up period. The proportion of individuals who recidivated in the control condition (n = 89, 68.46%) were higher compared with those who recidivated in the intervention condition (n = 127, 33.16%; z = 7.04, p <.001). In addition, among those who recidivated, those in the intervention condition did so less frequently. Qualitative analyses from a postintervention course evaluation given only to the intervention condition showed that 50% of probationers acknowledged an empathic understanding associated with participation. This brief intervention has a positive multilevel impact on restorative justice. Implications of these effects are discussed.
AB - This research investigated the effectiveness of a brief Restorative Justice Intervention. Probationers who attended a Restorative Justice Intervention (n = 383) were compared with probationers receiving treatment as usual (n = 130) over a 2- to 6-year follow-up period. The proportion of individuals who recidivated in the control condition (n = 89, 68.46%) were higher compared with those who recidivated in the intervention condition (n = 127, 33.16%; z = 7.04, p <.001). In addition, among those who recidivated, those in the intervention condition did so less frequently. Qualitative analyses from a postintervention course evaluation given only to the intervention condition showed that 50% of probationers acknowledged an empathic understanding associated with participation. This brief intervention has a positive multilevel impact on restorative justice. Implications of these effects are discussed.
KW - probation
KW - recidivism
KW - restorative justice
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85048189226&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/0306624X18779202
DO - 10.1177/0306624X18779202
M3 - Article
C2 - 29877107
AN - SCOPUS:85048189226
SN - 0306-624X
VL - 63
SP - 3
EP - 17
JO - International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
JF - International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
IS - 1
ER -