BBC Radio: What Point Prison? The Debate (UK)
BBC Radio airs the following show entitled What Point Prison? The Debate chaired by Stephen Sackur (August 25, 2016). It is a lengthy, interesting and at times fiery debate on crime, prisons and justice reform. With England and Wales currently housing 93,000 inmates
Texas University Study Finds Restorative Justice Lowers Recidivism Rates in Offenders
July 2016 A Texas study conducted by researchers at Sam Houston University's Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology concluded restorative justice processes lower recidivism rates in juveniles. The study was published in Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice. https://www.forensicmag.com/news/2016/07/research-reveals-restorative-justice-reduces-recidivism For more information on the study: http://yvj.sagepub.com/content/early/2016/05/03/1541204016647428.abstract RJI