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The psychological impact of restorative justice practices on victims of crimes—a systematic review
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Background: Restorative justice emerges as a theoretical-practical approach to the criminal legal system, in which the reparation
of damage of the victim is a central point. However, the growing empirical production referring to the effects of this approach on
victims is sometimes shown to be weakened or dispersed, focusing mainly on their satisfaction. Objective: The present work
intended to systematically evaluate the empirical production of the restorative justice field, to aggregate and examine information in the literature regarding the psychological impacts on victims who participated in restorative practices. Methods: A
search was made using electronic databases to identify quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method studies, published between
January 2000 and December 2020 that reported psychological impacts on real victims of crimes, who participated in mediations/
conferences victim–offender. Results: 35 studies were identified as focusing on the psychological impacts on victims resulting
from restorative practices. These studies have shown effects on post-traumatic symptomatology, on the emotions and
emotional needs resulted from victimization, as well as on the victims’ perceptions of their offenders. Conclusions: The present
research showed that restorative justice practices have a positive psychological impact on victims, who are frequently forgotten
in conventional justice, and that some of these impacts persist over time.
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Systematic review Restorative justice Conference/mediation victim–offender Victims Psychological impacts
Citation
Nascimento, A. M., Andrade, J., & de Castro Rodrigues, A. (2022). The Psychological Impact of Restorative Justice Practices on Victims of Crimes—a Systematic Review. Trauma, Violence & Abuse, 1. https://doi.org/10.1177/15248380221082085
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Sage