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Beliefs about Victim‐Offender Conferences: Factors Influencing Victim‐Offender Engagement
Author(s) -
Paul Gregory D.,
SchenckHamlin William J.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
conflict resolution quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.323
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1541-1508
pISSN - 1536-5581
DOI - 10.1002/crq.21190
Subject(s) - restorative justice , neglect , psychology , economic justice , context (archaeology) , social psychology , control (management) , criminology , criminal justice , theory of planned behavior , political science , paleontology , management , psychiatry , law , economics , biology
Victim‐offender conferences provide victims an opportunity to pursue their justice goals while talking directly with their offender. Although research on victims’ conference participation willingness is growing, it has tended to neglect the influence of context factors. Drawing on the theory of planned behavior, the study reported in this article elicited beliefs about justice goals, emotions, perceived support, and external control beliefs related to intent to participate in a victim‐offender conference. Analysis indicated that beliefs about justice goals, anticipated emotions, social support, and behavior control influence conference participation willingness. The article identifies implications for research and practice regarding restorative justice and conference participation.