of reconviction there were no significant differences between the restorative justice and the control groups. cost of convictions versus a control group. ... The JRC Northumbria site as whole also showed statistically significantly fewer reconvictions in the subsequent two years than offenders in the control group.

Who does restorative justice affect?

It provides both victims and offenders with more satisfaction that justice had been done than did traditional criminal justice, It reduces crime victims' post-traumatic stress symptoms and the related costs, and. It reduces crime victims' desire for violent revenge against their offenders.

What are the problems with restorative justice?

Restorative justice doesn't have accountability.

Rather than being equated with punishment, in restorative justice, accountability takes the form of self-responsibility and various agreements designed to repair harm and make things right. This form of accountability is not soft.