Critically assess the growing amount of empirical evidence on restorative justice processes and its impact on participants.

Weight: 45%
Length: 3,000 words
Task:
Students will prepare an academic essay that addresses the following question: Does restorative justice work? In doing so students will need to consider the contemporary empirical and theoretical research literature on restorative justice to: 1) discuss debates in the field over the effectiveness of restorative justice, and 2) critically assess the growing amount of empirical evidence on restorative justice processes and its impact on participants.