Howard League report recommends increased use of restorative justice by police

A new report on child arrests from the Howard League for Penal Reform recommends that police forces increase the use of restorative justice (RJ) with child offenders in order to reduce the number of children who are arrested in England and Wales. The report highlights the contribution of police using RJ to the recent reduction in child arrests which have decreased by nearly two thirds (59 per cent) since 2008. The report credits part of this reduction to the use of RJ and recommends that:

“All police forces across England and Wales should demonstrate best practice by moving towards community resolution and restorative justice work with children.”

Find the full report here.