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Blackburn, Susan (2004). Spotlight on Pennsylvania: Balanced and Restorative Justice implementation making significant progress Kaleidoscope of Justice: Highlighting Restorative Juvenile Justice. 4(1&2): 2-4. Fort Lauderdale, FL: Balanced and Restorative Justice Project, Florida Atlantic University. Downloaded 21 January 2005.

In 1995 the Pennsylvania state legislature passed Act 33. This Act amended the Juvenile Act to redefine the purpose of juvenile justice intervention in Pennsylvania in terms of balanced and restorative justice (BARJ) principles. Since then, two surveys have been conducted – one in 2000 and the other in 2002 – to identify relevant statewide and local planning and development efforts, and to measure outcomes of this BARJ initiative in Pennsylvania. This report presents findings from the second survey. It also includes comparative data from the first survey. Specifically, the article provides an overview of the 2002 survey design and data from the survey results.

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