Table 1: Racial Composition of the Restorative Justice and Control      Groups Note: The chi-square comparison was not significant, meaning that the observed difference between the treatment and control groups was likely produced by chance. * Because the groups included only three Hispanics and one "other" categorized respondent, these four respondents were grouped in the nonwhite category. The remaining respondents in the nonwhite category are African American.

Table 2: Gender of Youth in the Restorative Justice and Control     Groups Note: Chi-square significant at <0.05, meaning that the difference between the treatment and control groups was greater than that expected to be produced by chance.

Table 3: Primary Offenses Committed by Restorative Justice and     Control Group Participants

Table 4: Rearrest Rates at 6 and 12 Months Note: A p value of <0.05 indicates that chi-square is statistically significant, meaning that the difference between the treatment and control groups was greater than that expected to be produced by chance. * The smaller sample sizes reported in this table reflect the fact that at the time of the analysis, not all of the study group youth had reached the 6- and 12-month followup stages. These cases are being tracked in the ongoing study.

Restorative Justice Conferences as an Early Response to Young Offenders	Juvenile Justice Bulletin • August 2001