Apologies and Accounts in Youth Justice Conferencing: Reinterpreting Research Outcomes<sup>1</sup>

Hayes, Hennessey

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“…However, it is still unclear how or why. Further qualitative research on restorative justice may help us to understand better how the restorative features of youth justice conferences work to reduce crime (Hayes 2006). What is also unclear is how the crime reduction potential of youth justice conferencing will have an impact upon criminal justice system case flows differently for young indigenous and non-indigenous offenders.…”

Section: Restorative Justice and Youth Justice Conferencingmentioning

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Youth justice conferencing and indigenous over-representation in the Queensland juvenile justice system: a micro-simulation case study

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Restorative justice conferencing for young offenders is firmly established in Australian juvenile justice, and legislated conferencing schemes are operating in all Australian states and territories. While there is some variation in the terms used to describe restorative justice conferences (e.g., family group conferencing, family conferencing, or youth justice conferencing), there is much more consistency in how the conferencing process is managed across Australian jurisdictions. In Queensland youth justice conferencing is a process that brings together an offender, the victim and their supporters to discuss the harm caused by the offending behaviour and provide the young person with an opportunity to take responsibility for his or her behaviour and make amends. This paper begins by briefly sketching the development of restorative justice conferencing in Queensland and describes the Juvenile Justice Simulation Model (JJSM), a micro-simulation model developed for criminal justice policy analysis in Queensland, Australia. We use this microsimulation model to conduct an experimental exploration of the effects that youth justice conferencing has on system-wide outcomes for indigenous young people. The model simulates the impact of interventions up until 2011 on the number of finalised youth justice court appearances. Our results indicate that youth justice conferencing is unlikely to reduce the over-representation of indigenous young people in the juvenile justice system. The simulations demonstrated that, by the 2011, youth justice conferencing would result in a 12.5% decrease in finalised court appearances. Unfortunately, this decrease was more apparent for non-indigenous young people (13.7% decrease in court appearances) than for indigenous young people, who had a 10.5% decrease in court appearances. This differential impact of conferencing is due to the different court appearance profiles between indigenous and non-indigenous young offenders, with indigenous young people initiating offending at an earlier age and offending more frequently than non-indigenous young offenders.

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“…For example, conference convenors in Queensland meet with offenders, victims and supporters face-to-face to explain the conference process, what the conference is meant to achieve, the expected roles of key participants, and possible outcomes. The main aim of this "backstage work" (Braithwaite, 2002;Hayes, 2006;Hayes, Prenzler, & Wortley, 1998) is to help young offenders and victims develop realistic expectations around conference outcomes.…”

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“…It is at this point that young offenders often admit that the victim's story helped them to appreciate the full impact of their behavior. Furthermore, some at this point offer apologies to their victims (Hayes, 2006).…”

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“…These are then discussed among all participants with the aim of arriving at a consensus about what the young person will do to complete the agreement. Common agreements include a verbal and/or written apology, a commitment not to reoffend, work for the victim or the community, or make monetary restitution (Hayes, 2006).…”

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“…Next, the young person is asked to account for their offending behavior. In telling their story young offenders are asked to relate how they became involved in the offense, what they were thinking and feeling at the time and acknowledge the harm that they have caused the victim (Hayes, 2006).…”

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Apologies and Accounts in Youth Justice Conferencing: Reinterpreting Research Outcomes¹

Cited by 46 publications

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Youth justice conferencing and indigenous over-representation in the Queensland juvenile justice system: a micro-simulation case study

Youth justice conferencing and indigenous over-representation in the Queensland juvenile justice system: a micro-simulation case study

What do we do with those kids? A critical review of current responses to juvenile delinquency and an alternative

Comparative Restorative Justice

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