RESTTA

Edited by Peter R. Schneider and Matthew C. Finkelstein
Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation
Bethesda, Maryland 20814

(NCJ 166365)
March 1998

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Foreword

Introduction

Using the National Directory
Growth of Restitution Programs
"Formal" and "Informal" Restitution
Program Goals
Types of Programs and Services
Types of Offenders
Types of Eligible Offenses
Program Outcomes: Completion Rates and Recidivism

Summary and Conclusions

References

Typical Cases

Case 1
Case 2
Case 3
Case 4
Case 5
Case 6
Case 7
Case 8
Case 9

Offense Key

Program Profiles by State: Searchable Database


List of Tables

Table 1: Programs by State
Table 2: Contents of Policies and Procedures Manuals
Table 3: Number of Programs Using Auxiliary Management Tools
Table 4: Location of Restitution Programs
Table 5: Respondents' Rankings of Program Goals
Table 6: Prevalence of Type of Restitution, by Program Type
Table 7: Victim-Offender Contact
Table 8: Services Provided to Offenders and Victims
Table 9: Average Number of Offenders Per Year, by Type of
      Clients Accepted
Table 10: Types of Offenders Accepted in Restitution Programs
Table 11: Eligible Offenses for Juvenile and Adult Programs
Table 12: Client Completion Rates
Table 13: Amounts of Restitution Ordered/Paid
Table 14: Average Amounts of Restitution Ordered and
      Completed Per Client, by Type of Client Accepted
Table 15: Recidivism Rates


List of Figures

Figure 1: Program Types
Figure 2: Restitution Programs
Figure 3: Year Started: Restitution Programs
Figure 4: Formal Programs
Figure 5: Missing Component
Figure 6: Racial Breakdown