The Australian Institute of Criminology has released new research examining stakeholder referrals to restorative justice for domestic, family and sexual violence.
- The research is based on in-depth interviews with almost 50 stakeholders across government, law enforcement, the legal profession, support services and academia.
- Stakeholder decisions around which family and domestic violence and sexual violence matters to refer to restorative justice centre on their assessments of victim-survivors’ safety and offender accountability.
- Many stakeholders are understandably risk averse when deciding whether to make a referral, which may inadvertently reduce opportunities for victim-survivors to benefit from restorative justice and achieve their justice goals.