RT Article
T1 Restorativeness, procedural justice, and defiance as long-term predictors of reoffending of participants in family group conferences
JF Criminal justice and behavior
VO 42
IS 11
SP 1110
OP 1127
A1 Hipple, Natalie Kroovand
A2 Gruenewald, Jeff
A2 McGarrell, Edmund F. 1956-
LA English
YR 2015
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1885086865
AB This study extends Hipple and colleagues? variation analysis by examining how varying degrees of restorative justice, procedural justice, and defiance in family group conference (FGC) processes and outcomes affect long-term juvenile recidivism measures in one large Midwestern U.S. city. The current study uses two data sets from the Indianapolis Juvenile Restorative Justice Experiment that include conference observations, juvenile histories, and adult criminal histories to examine how variations in FGC elements shape juvenile recidivism outcomes in a long-term follow-up period. Findings reveal that the greater fidelity of FGCs to the theoretical foundations of restorativeness and procedural justice, the better outcomes in the long term as measured by future offending. Specifically, offense type and conference restorativeness influenced the probability of recidivism in the long term. Results are consistent with the theoretical predictions of reintegrative shaming and procedural justice theories, providing further support that FGCs are a viable youth justice program option.
K1 family group conferences
K1 Recidivism
K1 reintegrative shaming
K1 Restorative Justice
K1 variation analyses
DO 10.1177/0093854815601153