When
restorative practices are a part of the common experience of
a society, it can relieve
the stress on the judicial and law enforcement systems.
Considerably
fewer and less serious additional crimes are committed by juvenile
offenders in several victim offender mediation programs
in the U.S., when compared to similar offenders who did not participate
in mediation." (Neimeyer & Schichor, 1995; Nugent & Paddock,
1995; Umbreit & Coats, 1993)
"Additionally
the statistics show that 81% of offenders who met with their
victim were far more likely to successfully complete
their
restitution obligations than similar offenders who did not participate
in mediation, which was 58%." (Umbreit, 1994)
Workout,
Ltd. Statistics
July
1, 2005 - June 30, 2006
| Total Clients served |
|
393 |
| |
|
|
| Male Clients |
|
296 |
| |
|
|
| Female Clients |
|
97 |
| |
|
|
| Average
age |
|
15.5 |
| |
|
|
| Family breakdown: |
|
|
| |
|
|
Parents
|
|
80 |
Single Parent
|
|
176 |
Natural/Step Parent
|
|
76 |
Other Relative
|
|
31 |
Self
|
|
14 |
Foster/Group Home
|
|
16 |
| |
|
|
| Ethnic breakdown: |
|
|
| |
|
|
Hispanic
|
|
84 (21%) |
Caucasian
|
|
187 (48%) |
African American
|
|
92 (23%) |
Asian
|
|
4 (1%) |
Other
|
|
26 (7%) |
| |
|
|
| Socio-Economic Breakdown: |
|
|
| |
|
|
Economically Disadvantaged
|
|
277 (70%) |
30% of Area Median Income
|
|
121 (44%) |
50% of Area Median Income
|
|
88 (32%) |
80% of Area Median Income
|
|
68 (25%) |
100% of Area Median Income
|
|
83 |
Refused to Answer/Unknown
|
|
32 |
| |
|
|
| Arrest Data: |
|
|
| |
|
|
# of Charges reported by Clients
|
|
763 |
# of Felonies committed by clients
|
|
160 |
# of Misdemeanors committed by clients
|
|
603 |
| |
|
|
| Program Numbers: |
|
|
| |
|
|
# of Restorative Justice Clients
|
|
168 |
Number Terminated Successfully
|
|
109 (85%) |
Number Terminated Unsuccessfully
|
|
19 (15%) |
# of Clients referred for Work Crew
|
|
156 |
# of Clients referred for Community Service
|
|
260 |
Amount of Restitution Ordered to be paid by Clients
|
|
$219,636.30 |
Amount of Restitution Paid by Clients
|
|
$37,443.56* |
Amount of Community Service Ordered for Clients
|
|
5,226 |
Amount of Community Service Served by Clients
|
|
4097* |
Number
of Clients serving and completing Work Crew
|
|
99 |
Number
of Clients serving and completing Community
Service
|
|
64 |
* This
number does not include those working on crews who continue
to pay restitution or
community service. This number only includes those who
were terminated from the program either successfully or
unsuccessfully
during the Fiscal Year 2005/2006.
|
| |
|
|
| Referral Sources: |
|
|
| |
|
|
Probation
|
|
163 |
Juvenile Court
|
|
121 |
Municipal Court
|
|
81 |
Teen Court
|
|
1 |
Diversion
|
|
13 |
DYC
|
|
1 |
Mission
Possible
|
|
1 |
Other
|
|
12 |
| |
|
|
| # of Clients Terminated Successfully |
|
221 (88%) |
| |
|
|
| # of Clients
Terminated Unsuccessfully |
|
22 (9%) |
| |
|
|
| # of Clients Refused Service/Nonparticipation |
|
10 (4%) |
|
