Restorative justice, rhetoric, or reality? Conferencing with young offenders

Stahlkopf, Christina

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“…The 1998 Crime and Disorder Act (CDA) in England & Wales created Youth Offending Teams (YOTs), multi-agency bodies, which remain the main vehicle by which the aims of the YJS are delivered (Stahlkopf, 2009). Typically, they include representation from health, the police and social services.…”

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Developmental language disorders and risk of recidivism among young offenders

Winstanley

Webb

Conti‐Ramsden

2020

Child Psychology Psychiatry

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Background: Although factors such as adverse family background have been widely examined, little is known about the prevalence or potential impact of developmental language disorder (DLD) on risk of recidivism in young people with history of criminal justice system contact. Methods: A total of 145 young offenders participated. An adversity score was constructed based on information found in youth justice service records. Data collected included standardised measures of expressive and receptive language, nonverbal IQ and the inventory of callous-unemotional traits. Survival analysis was performed to examine differences in reoffending risk between young offenders with and without DLD. Results: The cumulative incidence of reoffending within a year of the young person's court order was markedly raised in the DLD group (62%; 95% CI 52, 72) versus the non-DLD group (25%; 95% CI 16, 39). Furthermore, in the final multivariable survival analysis the independent elevation in risk linked with DLD was not greatly attenuated with adjustment for nonverbal IQ, adversity score, age at first offence, number of previous offences and deprivation score. DLD was the most significant predictor with an adjusted hazard ratio of 2.61 (95% CI 1.80, 3.78). Conclusions: Young offenders with DLD are more than twice as likely to reoffend than their unaffected offending peers. DLD is a powerful predictor of recidivism above and beyond other known risk factors.

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Developmental language disorders and risk of recidivism among young offenders

Winstanley

Webb

Conti‐Ramsden

2020

Child Psychology Psychiatry

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“…Most youth reported that while they felt that they were treated fairly, the community volunteers were too old and out of touch with their lives. Even though inclusion is a fundamental value of restorative justice (Stahlkopf, 2009), many youth in this study also felt that others were still dictating the terms of restitution to them. This research demonstrates that while there are a lot of positive impacts of restorative justice compared to retributive justice, this model still has challenges and limitations from the perspectives of the youth they impact.…”

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“…In a qualitative study seeking to explore youths' experiences of restorative justice processes, Choi, Green, and Gilbert (2011) found that a significant majority of youth reported that participating in a restorative justice program was a learning opportunity that helped them understand the impacts of their actions and develop empathy for those that they may have harmed; actually coming to understand how what they did was wrong instead of only being punished as they would be in the mainstream court system. Stahlkopf's (2009) qualitative research using a case study approach sought to explore to what extent restorative justice providers actively use restorative and reintegrative language and gestures and the degree to which the processes and outcomes are supportive and reintegrative or punitive and stigmatizing to youth in conflict with the law. Most youth reported that while they felt that they were treated fairly, the community volunteers were too old and out of touch with their lives.…”

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“…The narrative methodology of the study is unique within the literature on restorative justice. Most of the qualitative literature reviewed above used combinations of observation, case study approaches, and semi to heavily structured interviews focusing on very specific elements of experience or pre-determined markers of success of restorative justice, such as levels of satisfaction, perceptions of fairness and inclusion, and achievement of desired outcomes such as responsibilization, repair of harm, and reintegration (see Gray, 2005;McGarrell & Hipple, 2007;Stahlkopf, 2009;Umbreit & Coates, 1993;Calhoun & Pelech, 2010;Umbreit, 1999;Coates et al, 2003;Kelly et al, 2006).…”

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Impacts of restorative justice on youth in conflict with the law : a narrative approach

Cassell¹

2021

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Restorative justice is meant to be an alternative to retributive justice by putting the process and outcome of justice back in the hands of those involved in a crime. Through narrative inquiry, this study posed the question, “how does restorative justice impact youth in conflict with the law?” Anti-oppressive perspectives and critical and post-modern theories were used to analyze the narratives of participants and provide insight into the potential of restorative justice as an empowering alternative to retributive justice. Youth found the process beneficial in a number of ways. However, youth still experienced criminalization before participating in a restorative justice program, suggesting that the model is unable to completely minimize the marginalizing impacts of retributive justice. Furthermore, participants’ narratives demonstrated the need for the restorative justice model to incorporate a critical analysis of intersectionality into its program delivery to avoid mirroring the oppressive relations of the mainstream system.

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“…Research conducted in New Zealand also showed that participants who were less informed about restorative justice conferencing tended to be dissatisfied with their experiences on restorative justice (New Zealand Ministry of Justice, 2016). Research by Stahlkopf (2009) suggested that offenders who had negative information about restorative justice conferencing prior to the restorative justice process tended to have negative views on the likely impact on themselves.…”

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From ‘what works’ to ‘how it works’ in research on restorative justice conferencing: the concept of readiness

Suzuki¹

2020

The International Journal of Restorative Justice

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While many empirical studies on restorative justice conferencing have been conducted in the context of 'what works', research on 'how it works' is scarce. Little is known about how, in what conditions and for whom restorative justice conferencing 'works'. In this article, I aim to fill this gap in the literature by developing a concept of readiness. It refers to participants' attitudes and emotional dispositions towards, and knowledge about, restorative justice conferencing and the other parties prior to the face-to-face dialogue process. I suggest that the concept of readiness may be a key independent variable to understand how restorative justice conferencing works because it reminds us that a restorative journey may begin before a face-to-face dialogue between participants take places. This article concludes by offering how it can be used in research on restorative justice conferencing.

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Restorative justice, rhetoric, or reality? Conferencing with young offenders

Cited by 9 publications

References 20 publications

Developmental language disorders and risk of recidivism among young offenders

Developmental language disorders and risk of recidivism among young offenders

Impacts of restorative justice on youth in conflict with the law : a narrative approach

From ‘what works’ to ‘how it works’ in research on restorative justice conferencing: the concept of readiness

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