Clairmont, Don2016-11-022016-11-022009http://hdl.handle.net/10222/72253This report is divided into three sections. Part A places the Nova Scotia restorative justice initiative in theoretical and policy perspective by reproducing a paper the author has recently published. Its theme, "restorative justice: from the margins into the mainstream", appears to capture well the anticipated 'value-added' associated with this enhancement of alternative measures, This research design report, Part B which appended here, provides the framework for evaluation. Here the evaluation objectives are specified and the major tasks and methods laid out. Not appended here is Part C of this research design report, "preparing for the evaluation", deals with the activities and design re-specifications that have taken place as a result of discussing the proposed evaluation with the stakeholders, and the valuation team's in-depth examination of pertinent literature.en-USText