[New Zealand] Restorative justice plan brings no reoffending cut / Stuff NZ, 10 Feb 2006

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3567418a12855,00.html:
Kamala Hayman
"A ground-breaking scheme to bring criminals face to face with their victims has failed to reduce reoffending rates among burglars and fraudsters and seen only a slight overall dip in other crimes. An Australian criminology conference was told that a New Zealand restorative justice programme was valued by victims and offenders who had taken part but had largely failed to prevent reoffending. "