The Australian Institute of Criminology has released its evaluation of Phase Three of the ACT’s Restorative Justice Scheme, which involved extending the Scheme to family, domestic and sexual violence matters.
- The evaluation demonstrates that Phase Three is working effectively overall, with participants and stakeholders reporting high levels of satisfaction with the service they received.
- The scheme met a range of justice needs for victim-survivors, with varying levels of offender participation and accountability.
- Ten recommendations for the further development of Phase Three are provided based on the findings.