Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-374) and index.

Restorative justice, restorative group conferencing, and juvenile ju stice -- Principles to practice: intermediate outcomes, intervention th eories, and conferencing tasks -- Prevalence and scope of restorative d ecision-making: findings from a national inventory and survey on restor ative conferencing for youth -- Methodology for the qualitative study a nd description of conference stages and phases -- Repairing harm in the conferencing environment -- Stakeholder involvement in the conferencin g environment -- Community/government relationship and role transformat ion -- Looking back and moving forward: conclusions, implications, and an agenda for future research.