Restorative justice and the judiciary information pack

The RJC has published an information pack on restorative justice for the judiciary today. The pack helps magistrates, crown court judges and court staff to understand restorative justice, the benefits it can bring to all parties involved in a crime and the role that the judiciary can play in the process.

The pack has been developed with the help of the Magistrates’ Association, the Ministry of Justice and Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service. As well as providing information on restorative justice and its use in sentencing, the pack features a checklist to help sentencers decide when restorative justice is appropriate, an article about why the judiciary can have confidence in the approach, and the voices of victims and offenders who have taken part in a restorative justice process.

The information pack was launched at the Restorative justice and the judiciary event at the Barbican on 9 October 2015.

You can download the pack here.