Participants' Attitudes in the Utah Juvenile Victim‐Offender Mediation Program

Poulson, Barton; Elton, Kathy

doi:10.1111/j.1755-6988.2002.tb00054.x

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“…In this sense, the results also highlight the evidence that participation in VOM provides victims with a sense of emotional overcome of what happened (closure), focusing on aspects such as relief and emotional strength to continue their lives (Beck & Kropf, 2015;Bolívar, 2013;Calhoun & Pelech, 2013;Halsey et al, 2015;Hargovan, 2010;Murhula & Tolla, 2020;Poulson & Elton, 2002;Umbreit et al, , 2010Umbreit & Vos, 2000;Van Camp & Wemmers, 2013). Interestingly, the results related to emotional overcome are consistently present in studies in which the participants were victims of crimes with a high degree of severity and violence (e.g., murder, physical, or sexual assault).…”

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confidence: 57%

“…Flowchart outlining literature review search and selection process (adapted from Liberati et al, 2009). Beck et al, 2015;Davis, 2009;Helfgott et al, 2000;Koss, 2014;Miller & Iovanni, 2013;Poulson & Elton, 2002;Umbreit & Vos, 2000); Ireland (Lavin & Carroll, 2014); United Kingdom (Angel et al, 2014;Armstrong, 2012;Barr, 2013;Sherman et al, 2005Sherman et al, , 2015Tapp et al, 2020;Walters, 2015); Sweden (Jacobson et al, 2012); and Thailand (Boriboonthana & Sangbuangamlum, 2013).…”

Section: Characteristics Of the Included Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Psychological Impact of Restorative Justice Practices on Victims of Crimes—a Systematic Review

Nascimento¹,

Andrade

Rodrigues³

2022

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

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Background: Restorative justice emerges as a theoretical-practical approach to the criminal legal system, in which the reparation of damage of the victim is a central point. However, the growing empirical production referring to the effects of this approach on victims is sometimes shown to be weakened or dispersed, focusing mainly on their satisfaction. Objective: The present work intended to systematically evaluate the empirical production of the restorative justice field, to aggregate and examine information in the literature regarding the psychological impacts on victims who participated in restorative practices. Methods: A search was made using electronic databases to identify quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method studies, published between January 2000 and December 2020 that reported psychological impacts on real victims of crimes, who participated in mediations/conferences victim–offender. Results: 35 studies were identified as focusing on the psychological impacts on victims resulting from restorative practices. These studies have shown effects on post-traumatic symptomatology, on the emotions and emotional needs resulted from victimization, as well as on the victims’ perceptions of their offenders. Conclusions: The present research showed that restorative justice practices have a positive psychological impact on victims, who are frequently forgotten in conventional justice, and that some of these impacts persist over time.

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confidence: 57%

Section: Characteristics Of the Included Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Psychological Impact of Restorative Justice Practices on Victims of Crimes—a Systematic Review

Nascimento¹,

Andrade

Rodrigues³

2022

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

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“…Most continue to find high levels of satisfaction among victims who participate in RJ, but many involve small sample sizes and no long-term follow-up (e.g. Campbell et al 2005;Goldsmith, Halsey and Bamford 2005;People and Trimboli 2007;Potas et al 2003;Poulson and Elton 2002;and Wilcox and Hoyle 2004). We focus our attention below on studies that have more than 10 people in the RJ group and include some form of follow-up after completion of the conference.…”

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A review of restorative justice responses to offending

Weatherburn¹,

Macadam²

2013

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The present review sought to determine on the available evidence (a) whether restorative justice (RJ) is an effective means of reducing re-offending (b) what benefits victims of crime obtain from participation in the RJ process (c) whether the public supports the principles of RJ and (d) how the cost and efficiency of RJ proceedings compare with conventional courts in cost and efficiency (i.e. time taken to finalize cases). The review finds little reliable evidence that RJ reduces re-offending. Victims who participate in RJ are generally satisfied with the experience but it is unclear whether they are more satisfied than victims in similar cases that are dealt with in court. The limited evidence available suggests that the public supports the principles of RJ. It appears to be a less expensive and more efficient way of finalizing criminal cases involving young people but, once again, the evidence on this issue at this stage is rather limited.

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“…Other recent research in the United States has focussed on mediation programs (for example Poulson and Elton, 2002;Ray, 1997;Umbreit et al, 2000), interventions with families of adolescent offenders (Gavazzi et al, 2000), and the effects of pro-victim reforms, such as attending sentencing hearings and delivering impact statements (Ashworth, 1993;Erez, 1994;Davis et al, 1990;Davis and Smith, 1994;Hellerstein, 1989). Erez (1994) notes that the participation of victims in sentencing hearings is highly controversial but that research does not indicate that the use of victim impact statements, for example, is impractical.…”

Section: Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%