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Nelson, David E. (2006). . Implementation and Effects of a Restorative Justice Program in a Correctional Facility. Master of Science Thesis. Department of Criminal Justice. Central Missouri State University.

Restorative justice is one of the varied processes utilized by prison and jail administrators to bring about a change of offender attitude while incarcerated, in efforts to return a productive, tax-paying citizen back to the community upon release. This study examines the implementation of a plan of restorative justice at a Missouri correctional institution. Data pertaining to three measures of offender behavior were collected from institutional records for the years 1996-2000; two years before and after the restorative justice program was implemented. The results indicate a positive impact on the population studied, indicating definite changes in offender behavior by showing a reduction in the three measures of behavior studies. (author’s abstract)

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