What restorative justice scholars think about the state and future of research in their field
According to the first of today's Five Studies About: Restorative Justice
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Two editions of Five Studies About are published each week: Five Studies About (free) and Five Studies About+ (paid, more in-depth). Each is a tip sheet where I curate recent crime and justice studies related to one topic. Today’s topic is restorative justice.

These new crime studies related to restorative justice were recently published by journals I monitor:
1. Collective insights on the past, present, and future of restorative justice research [Criminal Justice Studies]
2. Restorative diversion: victim youth conferencing effects on recidivism [Criminal Justice Studies]
3. Exploring Restorative Justice Programs for Emerging Adults in the United States: A Content Analysis of Available Services [Criminal Justice Studies]
4. University public safety officers’ perceptions of personal and departmental implementation of restorative justice principles [Criminal Justice Studies]
5. Restorative practices and relational prison leadership in Ireland [Contemporary Justice Review]
I might cover some of these studies further in The Practice of Understanding Crime, my newsletter where I report on criminology and criminal justice research. If any sound interesting or important to cover, let me know in the comments.
Five Studies About and Crime Research Update are the output of my research discovery system.