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San Francisco district attorney’s office

Explore the origins and benefits of restorative community conferencing in juvenile probation, focusing on repairing harm, meeting the needs of those affected, and developing agreements for restoration. Learn about San Francisco's successful implementation of the program and its preliminary positive results in reducing recidivism.

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San Francisco district attorney’s office

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  1. Make It Right Presentation Juvenile Probation Commission March 13, 2019 San Francisco district attorney’s office

  2. What questions do we ask about wrongdoing? • What law was broken? • Who broke it? • How should they be punished?

  3. Restorative justice asks: • Who has been harmed? • What are their needs? • Whose obligation is it to meet those needs?

  4. Origins of restorative community conferencing • New Zealand’s Family Group Conferencing (FGC) • Howard Zehr and Allan MacRae’sLittle Book of Family Group Conferences: New Zealand Style • Grew from Maori desire to decrease DMC • Pilot went nationwide via NZ’s Children, Young Persons and Their Families Act of 1989 • Juvenile incarceration nearly obsolete through diversion and FGC • Adapted in Alameda County after extensive collaborative planning process; currently being replicated in 10 jurisdictions nationwide

  5. Restorative community conferencing • Case is referred to RCC in lieu of traditional prosecution • Prosecutor identifies eligible cases at point of charging • Specified eligibility criteria • Participation by young person and victim is voluntary • “Reverse Miranda” • Victim can choose to participate in variety of ways • Model includes three key components: • Facilitated face-to-face session including victim, young person, their supporters • Session results in a consensus-based agreement to repair the harm • Discrete goals & timeline • 4 dimensions for restoration: victim, self, family, community • Young person fulfills agreement with support of an “Agreement Monitor” • If the young person completes the process, the case is not charged

  6. Make it Right: Developing San Francisco’s RCC • Zellerbach funded sujathabaliga to help us implement • Focus groups and 1-on-1 interviews in 2012-2013 • Nonprofit partners selected via competitive process • Community Works & Huckleberry’s unique partnership • Developed eligibility criteria based on data analysis: • Legal eligibility (burglary, theft, robbery, threats) • Individual eligibility (age, residency, history) • Co-defendants • Developed evaluation design • DA, Probation and Public Defender developed referral protocol & confidentiality agreements • DA’s Office began reviewing cases for referral in late 2013 • Impact Justice and California Policy Lab are evaluating program as part of a multi-site evaluation

  7. Make It Right: Preliminary Results • Data from inception through March 2018 shows a difference in recidivism among treatment and control: • The Goldman School of Public Policy found in 2017 that Make it Right has an 88% likelihood of having a positive effect on the youth it serves – regardless of whether they complete the program. • At capacity, MIR costs $5,000 per youth.

  8. NEXT STEPS FOR MAKE IT RIGHT • Complete evaluation; end randomization of cases • Expand to additional offense categories • Overcome residency limitations • Begin piloting young adult cases

  9. For more information • Katy Weinstein Miller • Chief of Programs & Initiatives • (415) 553-1110 • Katherine.Miller@sfgov.org

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