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Victims’ Satisfaction With Arrestee Diversion from Prosecution to a Police-Led, Out-of-Court Desistance Contract: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Cambridge Journal of Evidence-Based Policing, 2020Co-Authors: Molly P. Slothower, Tom JoyceAbstract:Research Question What was the impact on crime victims’ satisfaction and respect for the justice system of diverting from prosecution first or second time offenders to the Birmingham Turning Point Project, and how might police communication have enhanced that impact? Data Interviews were conducted with 101 of the 142 crime victims in the Sample (Completion Rate = 71%) drawn in Birmingham, UK, after their prosecution-ready case had entered into a randomized controlled trial comparing a police-led desistance contract with prosecution in court as usual, with all victims in diverted cases told why the diversion decision had been made. Interviews were also completed with 48 victims (out of 70 attempted, Completion Rate = 69%) whose case had been diverted to the same program at an earlier stage of the experiment when there was no consistent victim communication stRategy. Methods Responses by interviewed victims were compared by treatment group. An additional comparison was made to responses of victims from cases assigned to Turning Point at the earlier stage of the experiment. Findings Forty-five percent more victims in the Turning Point than in the prosecution Sample were satisfied (72.5% vs. 50%; d = .52) with the way their case had been handled. Victims whose case had been prosecuted reported experiencing a more negative impact of the case on their respect for the justice system, compared with those whose case had been diverted ( d = .58). In the Turning Point Sample from the earlier stage without comprehensive victim communication, only 54% of victims were satisfied with the diversion treatment compared with 72.5% of those who had received a consistent explanation of the reasons for assignment to Turning Point. Conclusions Victims can be more satisfied with diversion than with court, but communication of the rationale for diversion seems essential.
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Victims’ Satisfaction With Arrestee Diversion from Prosecution to a Police-Led, Out-of-Court Desistance Contract: a Randomized Controlled Trial
2020Co-Authors: Molly P. Slothower, Tom JoyceAbstract:What was the impact on crime victims’ satisfaction and respect for the justice system of diverting from prosecution first or second time offenders to the Birmingham Turning Point Project, and how might police communication have enhanced that impact? Interviews were conducted with 101 of the 142 crime victims in the Sample (Completion Rate = 71%) drawn in Birmingham, UK, after their prosecution-ready case had entered into a randomized controlled trial comparing a police-led desistance contract with prosecution in court as usual, with all victims in diverted cases told why the diversion decision had been made. Interviews were also completed with 48 victims (out of 70 attempted, Completion Rate = 69%) whose case had been diverted to the same program at an earlier stage of the experiment when there was no consistent victim communication stRategy. Responses by interviewed victims were compared by treatment group. An additional comparison was made to responses of victims from cases assigned to Turning Point at the earlier stage of the experiment. Forty-five percent more victims in the Turning Point than in the prosecution Sample were satisfied (72.5% vs. 50%; d = .52) with the way their case had been handled. Victims whose case had been prosecuted reported experiencing a more negative impact of the case on their respect for the justice system, compared with those whose case had been diverted (d = .58). In the Turning Point Sample from the earlier stage without comprehensive victim communication, only 54% of victims were satisfied with the diversion treatment compared with 72.5% of those who had received a consistent explanation of the reasons for assignment to Turning Point. Victims can be more satisfied with diversion than with court, but communication of the rationale for diversion seems essential.
Molly P. Slothower - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Victims’ Satisfaction With Arrestee Diversion from Prosecution to a Police-Led, Out-of-Court Desistance Contract: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Cambridge Journal of Evidence-Based Policing, 2020Co-Authors: Molly P. Slothower, Tom JoyceAbstract:Research Question What was the impact on crime victims’ satisfaction and respect for the justice system of diverting from prosecution first or second time offenders to the Birmingham Turning Point Project, and how might police communication have enhanced that impact? Data Interviews were conducted with 101 of the 142 crime victims in the Sample (Completion Rate = 71%) drawn in Birmingham, UK, after their prosecution-ready case had entered into a randomized controlled trial comparing a police-led desistance contract with prosecution in court as usual, with all victims in diverted cases told why the diversion decision had been made. Interviews were also completed with 48 victims (out of 70 attempted, Completion Rate = 69%) whose case had been diverted to the same program at an earlier stage of the experiment when there was no consistent victim communication stRategy. Methods Responses by interviewed victims were compared by treatment group. An additional comparison was made to responses of victims from cases assigned to Turning Point at the earlier stage of the experiment. Findings Forty-five percent more victims in the Turning Point than in the prosecution Sample were satisfied (72.5% vs. 50%; d = .52) with the way their case had been handled. Victims whose case had been prosecuted reported experiencing a more negative impact of the case on their respect for the justice system, compared with those whose case had been diverted ( d = .58). In the Turning Point Sample from the earlier stage without comprehensive victim communication, only 54% of victims were satisfied with the diversion treatment compared with 72.5% of those who had received a consistent explanation of the reasons for assignment to Turning Point. Conclusions Victims can be more satisfied with diversion than with court, but communication of the rationale for diversion seems essential.
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Victims’ Satisfaction With Arrestee Diversion from Prosecution to a Police-Led, Out-of-Court Desistance Contract: a Randomized Controlled Trial
2020Co-Authors: Molly P. Slothower, Tom JoyceAbstract:What was the impact on crime victims’ satisfaction and respect for the justice system of diverting from prosecution first or second time offenders to the Birmingham Turning Point Project, and how might police communication have enhanced that impact? Interviews were conducted with 101 of the 142 crime victims in the Sample (Completion Rate = 71%) drawn in Birmingham, UK, after their prosecution-ready case had entered into a randomized controlled trial comparing a police-led desistance contract with prosecution in court as usual, with all victims in diverted cases told why the diversion decision had been made. Interviews were also completed with 48 victims (out of 70 attempted, Completion Rate = 69%) whose case had been diverted to the same program at an earlier stage of the experiment when there was no consistent victim communication stRategy. Responses by interviewed victims were compared by treatment group. An additional comparison was made to responses of victims from cases assigned to Turning Point at the earlier stage of the experiment. Forty-five percent more victims in the Turning Point than in the prosecution Sample were satisfied (72.5% vs. 50%; d = .52) with the way their case had been handled. Victims whose case had been prosecuted reported experiencing a more negative impact of the case on their respect for the justice system, compared with those whose case had been diverted (d = .58). In the Turning Point Sample from the earlier stage without comprehensive victim communication, only 54% of victims were satisfied with the diversion treatment compared with 72.5% of those who had received a consistent explanation of the reasons for assignment to Turning Point. Victims can be more satisfied with diversion than with court, but communication of the rationale for diversion seems essential.
