Long Term Outcomes

* The incarceration rate is lower among young people who participated in conferencing compared with young people, convicted of similar offences, who did not participate in conferencing * The re-offending rate is lower among young people who participated in conferencing as compared with young people, found guilty of similar offences, who did not participate in conferencing * Relationships between young person and his/her parents, victim and community, victim and young person, and young person and community are restored/redressed * Participants experience an enhanced connection to and responsibility for the justice process

Intermediate Outcomes
Pre-conference * Participants trust that the conference will be a safe and respectful experience * Participants experience acknowledgment of the impact of the incident through telling their stories to the facilitator(s) * Young person accepts responsibility for his/her behaviour	Conference * Young person feels and expresses empathy for the victim * Young person feels and expresses remorse about his/her behavior * Young person has an increased awareness of support from family and supporters * Victim(s) gains multidimensional understanding of the young person and the forces influencing his/her actions * Relationship between victim and young person changes from simple and incident based to more complex and multidimensional * Parents experience and express pride in the young person for participating in the conferencing* Participants agree to what has to happen to redress the incident	Post-Conference * Participants have an enhanced sense of safety and security * Participants have a sense of closure about the incident

Initial Outcomes
Pre-conference * Participants (young people, victim(s), supporters) understand the purpose, process and their role in the conference * Participants begin to develop a trusting, honest relationship with the conference facilitator * Young person is able to clearly describe his/her thoughts, feelings, and behaviors surrounding the incident	Conference * Participants experience conference as safe and respectful * Young person develops a fuller understanding of the impact of his/her actions * Victim(s) experiences acknowledgment of the impact of the incident from all conference participants * Young person accepts accountability for redressing the impact of the incident	Post-Conference * Young person feels supported during disposition hearing * Victim(s) and supporters experience acknowledgment of their importance to the justice process * Young person's parents and supporters experience sense of involvement in the justice process