Evaluation of the Collaborative Justice Project:
A Restorative Justice Program
for Serious Crime
2005-02
Tanya Rugge, James Bonta and Suzanne Wallace-Capretta
Table of Contents
| Author's Note |
| Executive Summary |
| Introduction |
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Evaluations of Restorative Justice |
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The Collaborative Justice Project |
| Method and Procedures |
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I. The CJP Group: Measures and Procedure |
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II. The Control Group: Measures and Procedure |
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III. Participants |
| Results |
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I. Evaluation Participant Demographics and Offence Characteristics |
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The CJP Study Groups |
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The Control Groups |
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II. Examination of the CJP Mandate: “Seriousness” of Cases |
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III. Examination of the Research Questions |
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a) Client Characteristics |
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b) Program Activity |
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c) Program Impact |
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d) Value Added |
| Discussion |
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Victims Who Participate in Restorative Justice |
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Offenders Who Participate in Restorative Justice |
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Restorative Justice Diversity |
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Participation in the CJP: Client Change and Impact |
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Summary and Conclusions |
| References |
| Appendix A: Additional Information on Offender Matching (for all analyses except recidivism) |
| Appendix B: Additional Information on Offender Matching (for all recidivism analyses) |
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