Table of Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Definitions
CHAPTER 1
Origins
Imaginations
The Rise of VORP
CHAPTER 2
Evaluation
Stages of Development and Research
Current British Research
Problems of Evaluation (1) Change over Time
Problems of Evaluation (2) Ends and Means
Problems of Evaluation (3) Measuring Quality
Problems of Evaluation (4) Intermediate Outcomes
Problems of Evaluation (5) Ultimate Objectives
CHAPTER 3
The Schemes: I. Police-related
Exeter
Northampton Juvenile Liaison Bureau
Cumbria
Procedures as Reflected in the Case-records
Case-study A
Case-study B
Case Study C
CHAPTER 4
The Schemes II. Court-based
Coventry
Leeds
N.E. Essex
Totton
Wolverhampton
Junction Project
Procedures as Reflected in the Case-records
Case-study D
Case-study E
Case-study F
Case-study G
Case-study H
Photographs
CHAPTER 5
Intermediate Outcomes
Rate of referral
Case characteristics: (a) the victim
Case Characteristics: (b) the offender
Case Characteristics: (e) relationship between victim and offender
Case Characteristics: (d) offences
Getting to Mediation
Getting to Agreement
Effect on Criminal Justice Disposals
Figure 1: Offenders aged 14-17: Percentage cautioned of all cautioned or convicted in a magistrates’ court
Attitudes of Participants
CHAPTER 6
Ultimate Objectives and Quality
Serving the Victim
Benefits to the Offender
Compatibility with Traditional Criminal Justice Aims
Broader Social and Legal Implications
The Quality of Mediation
Ethical considerations
Costs and Efficiency
CHAPTER 7
Comparing the schemes
CHAPTER 8
Achievements and Difficulties
(i) Operational problems
(ii) Failure to maintain basic aims
(iii) Reparation
(iv) Offender accountability
Appendix Case-studies
Case-study I
Case-study II
Bibliography
