Restorative Justice Awareness Survey

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. This will take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete. Community Justice Scotland (CJS) and The Children’s and Young People’s Centre for Justice (CYCJ) have created an animation clip on behalf of the Scottish Government. The animation aims to raise awareness of Restorative Justice (RJ) in a Scottish context. The purpose of this survey is to measure the impact of the animation clip in raising awareness. This will be done by assessing your baseline awareness of RJ, showing you an animation clip and asking you to complete a follow up survey.

This survey is anonymous and the results will be compiled into a report for the Scottish Government to establish if the animation clip was successful in raising awareness of RJ. This will be published on the Scottish Government RJ stakeholder website, relevant RJ newsletters and annual reports for the stakeholder group.

It may not be appropriate to complete this survey if you, or someone close to you has recently been involved and/or affected by crime and/or harm. For example, it may be too overwhelming to complete if you, or someone you know is involved in criminal proceedings, or have been in the past. In addition, the impact and trauma of crime and/or harm can be long-lasting and this subject matter may evoke emotions that can be distressing. It should be noted that this survey is voluntary and you have the option to stop completing it at any stage.

If you still wish to proceed with this survey and feel you need further support, you will find contact details for organisations at the end.

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* 1. Do you provide consent to take part?

Yes

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* 2. Please confirm your age category

Under 18

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65+

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* 3. What is your gender?

Female

Male

Non-binary

Prefer not to say

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Is your gender the same as the one you were assigned with at birth?

Yes

Prefer not to say

You will now be asked to confirm your ethnic identity. Please select ONE that applies from 5-10. If you would prefer not to disclose your ethnic identity, please skip question 5-10 and confirm this in question 11.

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* 5. White

Scottish

Other British

Irish

Gypsy/traveller

Polish

Other white ethnic group (please specify)

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* 6. Mixed or multiple ethnicity

Yes

Please specify

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* 7. Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British

Pakistani, Pakistani Scottish, Pakistani British

Indian, Indian Scottish, or Indian British

Bangladeshi, Bangladeshi Scottish, or Bangladeshi British

Chinese, Chinese Scottish, Chinese British

Other Asian (please specify)

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* 8. African

African, African Scottish, African British

Other African (please specify)

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* 9. Caribbean or black

Caribbean, Caribbean Scottish, Caribbean British

Black, Black Scottish, Black British

Other Caribbean or Black (please specify)

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* 10. Other ethnic group

Arab, Arab Scottish, Arab British

Other (please specify)

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* 11. Please only select the box below if you prefer not to disclose your ethnic identity.

I don't want to disclose my ethnic identity

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* 12. Have you heard of the term Restorative Justice?

Yes

Unsure

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* 13. On a scale of 1 (not at all aware) to 5 (extremely aware) please rate your current awareness of Restorative Justice.

1 - not at all aware

2 - slightly aware

3 - somewhat aware

4 - moderately aware

5 - extremely aware

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* 14. If you do have an awareness of Restorative Justice, how did you become aware of it? (This question is optional and multiple selections can be made)

I have accessed a Restorative Justice service

I know someone who has accessed a Restorative Justice service

I am a Restorative Justice facilitator/justice professional

I used to be a Restorative Justice facilitator/justice professional

I have completed training in Restorative Justice

I have supported and/or currently support people who have accessed Restorative Justice services

I have completed Restorative Justice through my academic studies

I have an awareness from media (e.g. social media, news, websites, online resources etc.)

I have an awareness through a social contact (e.g. friend, family member, work colleague etc.)

I work in the criminal justice field (e.g. solicitor, social worker, police etc.)

Other (please specify)

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* 15. If you do have an awareness of Restorative Justice, please briefly say what you know about it. (This question is optional)

Please click on the video below to watch the Restorative Justice animation clip

This animation was created collaboratively by Community Justice Scotland and the Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice with the support of the Scottish Government’s Restorative Justice Stakeholder Group. We would also like to express our thanks to the charity Why me? www.why-me.org and Youth Just Us for providing the quotes in the animation clip.

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* 16. Having watched the Restorative Justice animation clip, on a scale of 1 (not at all aware) to 5 (extremely aware) please rate your awareness of Restorative Justice.

1 - not at all aware

2 - slightly aware

3 - somewhat aware

4 - moderately aware

5 - extremely aware

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* 17. After watching the animation clip, do you feel that you still have knowledge gaps in terms of Restorative Justice?

Yes

Unsure

Please detail what this would be.

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* 18. After watching the animation clip, would you like to know more about Restorative Justice?

Yes

Unsure

If you answered yes, please detail what this would be (This question is optional)

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* 19. Please detail what you found most impactful from watching the animation clip.

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* 20. Please provide suggestions on how future Restorative Justice animation clips could be improved.

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey and watch the animation clip. If you have any questions about this survey, please contact research@communityjustice.scot

Future Support
If you feel that this survey and/or animation has been distressing in any way, or evoked negative emotions, the following contacts have been provided for support and advice.

Victim Support Scotland – this service offers free and confidential support for people affected by crime, including witnesses. You can access via the following platforms. Free helpline: 0800 160 1985 (8am-8pm, Mon-Fri) and they also have a web chat on their website and additional information Victim Support Scotland

NHS living life – this service offers support to people in Scotland through guided self-help and cognitive behavioural therapy. You can access the service by referring yourself for an assessment by phoning 0800 328 9655 (Monday to Friday: 1pm - 9pm) or accessing this link NHS Living Life

Give us a shout – this is a free and confidential text service for people who may be struggling to cope and need to talk, you can Text SHOUT to 85258 to speak with a trained volunteer. More information can be accessed here Give Us A Shout