“…Offenders say comparatively little … the police officers' questioning and comments accounts for between 58 and 70 per cent of the words spoken'. 40 Obviously, under these circumstances restorative conferencing can only be 'restorative' in theory and not in practice. The only ones who seem to benefit from this process are the police, who at the end of the day pose as the 'reconciliators' with all the implications this may have in terms of their public image.…”