Source: (2000) Centre for Restorative Justice. Research School of Social Sciences. Australian National University.
In this intermediate report on the data collected by the Canbera Reintegrative Shaming Experiment, the researchers discuss the recidivism patterns of three types of offenders: violent offenders, drunk drivers, and shoplifters. The data showed the before and after one-year recidivism rates for the groups randomly assigned to either the conferencing or the court.
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