Restorative Justice 
 
Restorative Justice Success 
For over a quarter century, restorative justice has been demonstrated to show positive outcomes in 
accountability of harm, and satisfaction in the restorative justice process for both offenders and victims. This 
is true for adult offenders, as well as juveniles, who go through the restorative justice process. Recently, there 
have been questions whether there is a cognitive change that occurs in the thought process of the individuals 
completing a restorative justice program. There is a growing body of research that demonstrates that change 
in cognitive distortions that may occur through successful completion of restorative justice conferencing 
(RJC). This will be an area of increasing interest for practitioners, as restorative justice continues to be 
included in the toolkit of actions within community justice and community corrections. 
ALISON S. BURKE, DAVID CARTER, BRIAN FEDOREK, TIFFANY MOREY, LORE RUTZ-BURRI, AND SHANELL
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