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The effect of participation in restorative justice conferences on the neighbours of domestic burglary victims
Ottl, Ann (2025) The effect of participation in restorative justice conferences on the neighbours of domestic burglary victims.
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| Abstract: | Following a burglary, the burglary victims’ neighbours experience similar negative effects, specifically fear and anger, as the burglary victims themselves. Burglary victims experience significantly increased levels of anger and fear following the burglary. However, previous research shows that victims of a burglary show a decrease in their feeling of fear and anger after participating in restorative justice conferencing. While neighbours often participate in restorative justice conferences, it was not yet researched if their participation also reduces their level of fear and anger. This study aimed at answering the following research question: What factors affect the burglary victims’ neighbours’ willingness to participate in a restorative justice conference and what are the effects of their participation? It was expected that the higher the neighbours’ of the domestic burglary victim’s need for information is, the higher the likelihood that they are willing to participate in restorative justice conferencing. It was also expected that the higher the neighbours’ of the domestic burglary victim’s fear, the lower the likelihood that they are willing to participate in restorative justice conferencing. Additionally, it was expected that after participating in a restorative justice conference neighbours of domestic burglary victims have lower feelings of anger and fear compared to before the participation. To sum up, it was found that the higher the need for information, the fear and the anger of the neighbours are, the higher their willingness to participate in the restorative justice conference. Furthermore, it was found that the higher the fear and the anger that neighbours experience before they participate in the restorative justice conference is, the more they experience a need for information. Additionally, the burglary victims’ neighbours experience a decrease in their levels of anger and fear after participation in the restorative justice conference in comparison to before the conference. It was also found that the participants’ need for information significantly mediates the relationship between their fear and their willingness to participate as well as the relationship between their anger and their willingness to participate. Further, participants who have prior experience with burglary did not differentiate themselves significantly from the participants who have no prior experience with burglary. Keywords: burglary, restorative justice conference, neighbours of burglary victims, need for information, willingness to participate, fear, anger |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology MSc (66604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/105350 |
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