The European Forum for Restorative Justice (EFRJ) is committed to promote research exploring various aspects of restorative justice to find out why and how it works, under what circumstances, with which target groups, and what are the its best practices. The EFRJ not just circulates important research outcomes, but has engaged in multiple research projects in the past continues to do so. Our website offers abundant resources of research reports and other academic and relevant publications.
In the following section we summarise the key findings that emerge from previous studies. These describe the most important features of restorative justice practices. To learn about the source of these findings check our article about the "Effectiveness of restorative justice practices" and our "Practice Guide on Values and Standards for restorative justice practices" which both contain bibliographical references.