Source: (1996) Federal Probation, Sept. 96, vol. 60 (3): 30-.
The authors offer a preliminary evaluation of the victim-offender reconciliation programs in Orange County, CA. Criminal Justice system’s use of ‘restorative justice’; High participation rate in the program by both victims and offenders; No significant drop in recidivism rate of the program participants compared to nonparticipating offenders.
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