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Criminals could cut sentences by saying ‘sorry’
from the article by Anushka Asthana and Jamie Doward in The Observer: Tens of thousands of offenders may be able to reduce their sentences by making ...
Catholic church prays for abuse victims and abusers
from Thelma Etim's article on BBC News: While the victims of abuse at the hands of Roman Catholic clergy continue their fight for justice and reparation, ...
Restorative justice vs perfomance targets....
from UKPOLICEONLINE Discussion Forum: Hello all, My force are introducing restorative justice as an alternative to court, and this will primarily be aimed at ...
Teenage vandals pay for their damage and apologise
from the article on ChesterFirst.co.uk: Three teenagers who vandalised a new play park at a children’s nursery have paid for the damage to be repaired and ...
Theresa May to scrap asbos (antisocial behaviour orders)
from the story by Alan Travis in The Guardian: ....In her first speech on antisocial behaviour and alcohol-fuelled disorder, the home secretary said it was ...
Mugging victim Zoe Harrison 'helped to recover' by meeting her attacker Aaron Burns via restorative justice
from Nick Harding's article in The Mirror: When Zoe Harrison first came across Aaron Burns he held a knife to her throat and battered her so brutally he was ...
Conservative criminal justice policy and restorative justice
prepared remarks for a speech given by Alan Duncan MP, Conservative Shadow Minister for Prisons, at "Restorative Justice and the Law" seminar in London, 4 ...
Hatfield research into youth crime project
from the article by Alex Lewis in St Albans and Harpenden Review: A scheme to bring children in care homes who cause trouble together with their victims has ...
. The introduction of restorative justice approaches in young people’s residential units: A critical evaluation .
Restorative justice was introduced as a way of dealing with interpersonal conflicts, as well as with residents’ criminal and anti-social behaviour. This ...
Boys pay for crime with school chores
from Colin's article on Welsh Icons: An incident which occurred at Mynydd Cynffig Infants School, Kenfig Hill in January has been dealt with by means of ...
Why penal reform should be a conservative issue
By Dan Van Ness As reported earlier on RJOB, the Commission on Prisons Today recently released its report, Do Better, Do Less. Among other things it argues ...
Restorative Justice Inroads into the United Kingdom
Over the past three years, the United Kingdom has begun to implement significant changes in its response to youth crime. A research report on initial results ...
Two New Research Reports on Implementing Restorative
The Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate released two studies in September on restorative justice. These were "An Exploratory ...
Restorative Justice Innovations by the Thames Valley Police Force
The Thames Valley Police Force has led the movement toward restorative justice in the United Kingdom by shifting to a problem-solving paradigm.
Full Implementation of Referral Orders in England and Wales
As of April 2002, Courts in England and Wales now have a new disposal option for young offenders pleading guilty or convicted of first offenses. Originally set ...
Restorative Practice in Schools Receives a Boost in the UK.
The Youth Justice Board and the Government’s Children’s Fund in the UK are sponsoring new programs to address misbehaviour in schools. The funding is part of ...
The UK Government's restorative justice strategy
The UK Government released a strategy and consultation paper on restorative justice on July 22nd. It outlined the government's commitment to developing ...
Restorative Justice in Action: Valuing Offenders and Victims
Mark Creitzman, a project coordinator for the Enfield Youth Offending Team, describes programmes for both young offenders and victims.
Statement of Restorative Justice Principles in Schools
Lyndsey Sharp,a researcher with the Restorative Justice Consortium in London provides an overview of the development of the Consortium's Statement of ...
Home Office Explores Cautioning
The Home Office has released a consultation paper on a code of practice for conditional cautioning as an alternative to prosecution. Conditional cautioning is ...
Transforming Offenders in England and Wales.
The Sycamore Tree Project® is an intensive in-prison programme that brings groups of victims into prisons to meet with unrelated offenders.They talk about the ...
New Community Justice Centre in England.
A new court pilot project in England seeks to solve root problems contributing to crime, increase victim and community involvement in justice processes, and ...
Involving Victims in Restorative Youth Justice in England through Youth Offender Panels
Youth Offender Panels in England and Wales seek to hold young offenders accountable for their behaviour while involving victims in the process. A recent ...
Attitudes of Victims and Offenders toward Restorative Justice
A June 2007 report from the Ministry of Justice in the UK reports the attitudes of victims and offenders participating in three different restorative justice ...
Restorative Justice and Reconviction
The Ministry of Justice (formerly the Home Office) in London released the last in a series of reports on the effectiveness of restorative justice. This report ...
Restorative Justice and Reconviction
The Ministry of Justice (formerly the Home Office) in London released the last in a series of reports on the effectiveness of restorative justice. This report ...
Cundy, Mick. Referral Orders in England and Wales
Cundy summarizes the use of referral orders in England and Wales. He goes through the principles and legislation informing the new disposition method, the ...
Wright, Martin. 2009. Restorative justice: victims’ needs and rights; experience of building up mediation services in the UK.
Presentation to Regional Forum on ‘Implementing Alternative Measures in Penal Cases: introducing and sharing experiences on restorative justice and ...
. Becoming a "fully Restorative Youth Justice Service": Restorative justice in Surrey.
So what do we mean by ‘fully restorative service’? We think the answer lies in our endeavour to put restorative values at the heart of all of our relationships ...
. Newham Restorative Justice Network.
Network (NRJN) works with young people aged 13 – 19 who have been affected by conflict and crime from our purpose built youth club “The Mix” in ...