❓ A WA parliamentary question examines the success, changes, and evaluation of a restorative justice program at Court 37, and whether the original program should be reintroduced. The Minister confirms the program's success, details changes based on an internal review, and explains why the original program won't be reintroduced.
AnsweredQoN 4317Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to the restorative justice trial program conducted at Court 37 in the Central Law Courts between 2000 and 2003, and I ask -
(1) Do you consider the trial program to have been successful?
(2) If no to (1), why not?
(3) Why has the program now operating at Court 37 been altered from the original design?
(4) Has the altered version been evaluated?
(5) If yes to (4) -
(a) when;
(b) by whom;
(c) what was the outcome;
(d) where is the evaluation publicly accessible; and
(e) if the evaluation is not publicly accessible, why not?
(6) If no to (4) -
(a) why not; and
(b) when will it be evaluated?
(7) Will the Minister reintroduce the original version of the program for adult offenders?
(8) If yes to (7), when?
(9) If no to (7) -
(a) why not;
(b) has there been an estimate of the cost;
(c) if yes to (9)(b), what is the cost estimate;
(d) has an assessment been made regarding the likely impact of reintroducing the original version on -
(i) re-offending by offenders involved with the program;
(ii) number and length of imprisonment sentences imposed on offenders involved with the program; and
(iii) victims involved with the program?
(e) if yes to (9)(d), what is the assessment?
(f) if no to (9)(d), why not?
(1) Do you consider the trial program to have been successful?
(2) If no to (1), why not?
(3) Why has the program now operating at Court 37 been altered from the original design?
(4) Has the altered version been evaluated?
(5) If yes to (4) -
(a) when;
(b) by whom;
(c) what was the outcome;
(d) where is the evaluation publicly accessible; and
(e) if the evaluation is not publicly accessible, why not?
(6) If no to (4) -
(a) why not; and
(b) when will it be evaluated?
(7) Will the Minister reintroduce the original version of the program for adult offenders?
(8) If yes to (7), when?
(9) If no to (7) -
(a) why not;
(b) has there been an estimate of the cost;
(c) if yes to (9)(b), what is the cost estimate;
(d) has an assessment been made regarding the likely impact of reintroducing the original version on -
(i) re-offending by offenders involved with the program;
(ii) number and length of imprisonment sentences imposed on offenders involved with the program; and
(iii) victims involved with the program?
(e) if yes to (9)(d), what is the assessment?
(f) if no to (9)(d), why not?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
9 August 2011
Responded by
Minister for Finance representing the Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
47 days
(1) Yes
(2) Not applicable
(3) Changes to the program support the recommendations of an internal review of the Justice Mediation Court, completed in 2004.
(4) Yes
(5)(a) 2007
(b) TNS Consultants for the Department of Corrective Services.
(c) The program was found to be a positive initiative and recommended minor changes to operational practices.
(d) It is not publically available.
(e) The Evaluation Report has only been cleared for internal operational use.
(6)(a)-(b) Not applicable.
(7) No
(8) Not applicable
(9)(a) The altered version of the program addresses the recommendations of an 2004 internal review of the Justice Mediation (Court 37) Program which, while identifying a number of positive outcomes, recommended changes across various broad areas including stakeholder communication and awareness; issues around victim engagement; barriers to the engagement of Aboriginal defendants and victims; and power imbalances and other issues of female victims and defendants.
(b) No
(c) Not applicable
(d)(i-iii) No
(e) Not applicable
(f) The altered program incorporates the recommendations of the internal review and the trial program is considered to have been successful.
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(2) Not applicable
(3) Changes to the program support the recommendations of an internal review of the Justice Mediation Court, completed in 2004.
(4) Yes
(5)(a) 2007
(b) TNS Consultants for the Department of Corrective Services.
(c) The program was found to be a positive initiative and recommended minor changes to operational practices.
(d) It is not publically available.
(e) The Evaluation Report has only been cleared for internal operational use.
(6)(a)-(b) Not applicable.
(7) No
(8) Not applicable
(9)(a) The altered version of the program addresses the recommendations of an 2004 internal review of the Justice Mediation (Court 37) Program which, while identifying a number of positive outcomes, recommended changes across various broad areas including stakeholder communication and awareness; issues around victim engagement; barriers to the engagement of Aboriginal defendants and victims; and power imbalances and other issues of female victims and defendants.
(b) No
(c) Not applicable
(d)(i-iii) No
(e) Not applicable
(f) The altered program incorporates the recommendations of the internal review and the trial program is considered to have been successful.
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