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Research
The area of restorative justice and the damage that sexual abuse in childhood causes to people throughout their lives have been well studied. Below are links to some studies which have been done to date.
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Published Documents
Massey University School of Psychology
A Different Kind of Family: Retrospective accounts of growing up at Centrepoint and implications for adulthood
This full (261 pages) report of the 2010 retrospective study by psychologists at Massey University showed that the experience of living at Centrepoint for many children had adverse consequences for adulthood.
Massey University School of Psychology
A Different Kind of Family: Retrospective accounts of growing up at Centrepoint and implications for adulthood
This executive summary (12 pages) of the 2010 retrospective study by psychologists at Massey University showed that the experience of living at Centrepoint for many children had adverse consequences for adulthood.
The Law Commission
The Case for an Alternative Justice Mechanism
This article explores the following questions and issues. What are the justice needs of victims? Are victims justice needs currently being met within New Zealand's existing criminal justice system? What is the role of victims in the criminal justice system?
"Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it."
HELEN KELLER