Last week, I was lucky enough to be invited by Prison Fellowship to attend a session of their Sycamore Tree programme. It was a fascinating insight into the work that they do with prisoners and a great opportunity to discuss with prisoners what they thought that they had got from the course.
SAFE! Support for Young People Affected by Crime is an Oxford based charity that has recently been awarded a three year contract by the Police and Crime Commissioner to expand its services for young victims of crime across the Thames Valley. Victim Support and Thames Valley Partnership will be working with SAFE! to support the expansion of the service across the region. We are seeking to recruit exceptional people to join the team at this exciting time and are looking for four senior practitioners:
This research paper examined the impact of face to face restorative justice conferences on the post-traumatic stress symptoms of crime victims. The research shows that post-traumatic stress symptoms are significantly lower among victims who participate in restorative justice than victims who did not participate.
The Restorative Justice Council (RJC) is looking for members to facilitate Continuing Professional Development (CPD) workshops. We are running ten workshops in 2015-16 and RJC members are invited to submit an expression of interest form to facilitate one of these workshops.
Catch-22 is seeking an experienced head of service to lead its Victim First service in Leicester. Are you passionate about assisting victims and have the experience to ensure victims receive dedicated, bespoke services? This is a great opportunity to join the new Victim First service for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
The IARS International Institute is looking for a projects co-ordinator (justice). They are looking for a confident and expert team member with proven experience in delivering and developing research and evaluation projects on justice including but not limited to restorative justice.
Under the headline ‘The school that says there’s no such thing as a naughty child’, yesterday’s Mail on Sunday contained an article on a primary school that - as is made clear in a more positive recent feature in Schools Week - is run on restorative principles.
