Coben, J. & Penelope Harley, Intentional Conversations About Restorative Justice,
Mediation and the Practice of Law, 25 Hamline J. of Pub. L. & Pol’y 235 (Spring 2004).

Describing the positive impact of restorative justice approaches that consider
victim need and provide offenders with experiences that motivate reform.

Nancy Lucas, Restitution, Rehabilitation, Prevention, and Transformation: Victim-Offender
Mediation for First-Time, Non-Violent Youthful Offenders, 29 Hofstra L. Rev. 1365 (2001).

Explaining ancient concept of restorative justice as alternative to
incarceration, citing numerous studies examining its effectiveness in criminal
context.

James Bonta et al., Restorative Justice: An Evaluation of the Restorative Resolutions
Project, Report No. 1998-05, Solicitor General of Canada (Oct. 1998).

Available at: http://ww2.ps-sp.gc.ca/publications/corrections/pdf/199810b_e.pdf.

Collecting studies regarding restorative justice and reporting that offenders
participating in victim and community reconciliation program rather than being
incarcerated were more likely to make restitution to victims and generally had
lower recidivism rates.