Handbook on Restorative justice programmes

Participants in the restorative justice process
59
5.2
Types of processes in restorative justice programmes
66
5.3
Cautions
66
5.4
Addressing potential pitfalls
70
6.
Programme operation
71
6.1
Context for the successful operation of a programme 
71
6.2
The use of police, prosecutorial and judicial discretion
72
6.3
Promoting appropriate referrals to a programme
73
6.4
The role of NGOs and civil society
75
6.5
Programme outcomes
76
6.6
Compliance monitoring 
77
6.7
Programme support services
78
6.8
Community relations and relations with the media
78
7.
Programme monitoring and evaluation
81
7.1
The need for programme monitoring and evaluation 
81
7.2
Challenges in evaluating restorative justice programmes
82
7.3
Measuring the impact of programmes on recidivism
84
7.4
Evaluation results and evidence of emerging best practices 
85