Evaluation of New Zealand court-referred restorative justice pilot [pdf, 181 KB]
...such as improved monitoring of conference agreements and clarifying the relationship between conference agreements and sentencing. It also noted that while restorative justice can promote healing, it should not become a substitute for good support services for victims. The evaluation also found that conferences had the potential to increase offenders’ involvement in dealing with their offending. They had the opportunity to say what they wanted; they understood and agreed with decis...