O'Mahony, D and Doak, J (2005) 'Restorative Justice - Is More Better? The experience of police-led restorative cautioning pilots in Northern Ireland.' Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, 43 (5). pp. 484-505. ISSN 0265-5527

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Abstract

In recent years there has been a considerable growth in the use of restorative justice schemes, particularly for young offenders.This article describes how two police-led restorative pilots for juveniles operated in Northern Ireland. The pilots were found to offer a number of distinct advantages over the traditional cautioning practice abd helped secure some of the values of retorative justice. However, they were not withour fault and the research found evidence of 'net widening', whereby some offenders appeared to have been drawn into the schemes unnecessarily. It was also evident that the schemes required significant resources in order to involve participants (particularly victims) and to operate effectively. In light of the government's intention to greatly expand restorative practice in Northern Ireland generally, this article argues for the need to do so with care, if the equality of restorative justice is not to be compromised.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	K Law > K Law (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Humanities Faculty of Humanities > Law, School of
SWORD Depositor:	Elements
Depositing User:	Elements
Date Deposited:	02 Sep 2015 14:06
Last Modified:	15 Jan 2022 01:04
URI:	http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/13474

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