The RJC is looking for a senior research officer to lead an exciting new project on women’s experiences of restorative justice.
The post holder will lead a research project exploring female offenders’ access to and experience of restorative justice, looking at what could be done to better enable female offenders to participate in restorative justice and to ensure that those who do take part have a positive experience.
Wait 'til Eight is an essential start-up guide to the restorative justice scheme implementation by the National Offender Management Service (NOMS).
Written by Thames Valley Partnership in collaboration with Restorative Solutions and funded through the NOMS Restorative Justice Capacity Building Programme, the guide is based on the 12 years' practice experience of Thames Valley RJ Service's delivery of community and custody based restorative justice conferences. It offers a framework for a methodical approach to planning and implementing a restorative justice scheme.
Jessica Kingsley Publishers are offering RJC members a discount of 15% off the cover price of restorative practice books plus free postage and packing. This will be available until midnight on 12 July. The books on offer include:
The RJC is pleased to announce that two more youth justice services have achieved the Restorative Service Quality Mark (RSQM). Gateshead Youth Offending Team Restorative Justice Service and the Restorative Justice Team at Essex Youth Offending Service have become the latest services to attain the RSQM.
The University of Sheffield were commissioned by the government to evaluate three restorative justice schemes between 2001 and 2008. The results of the research, published in four reports, was resounding - restorative justice works.
The RJC is looking for a policy and public affairs officer to join our policy and stakeholder engagement team.
The post holder will support the policy and stakeholder engagement team in developing and monitoring the RJC’s policy, research and public affairs work.
Tucked away in last month’s Queen’s Speech was the line “Measures will be brought forward to increase the rights of victims of crime”. This confirms that the promise contained in the Conservative manifesto to introduce a new Victims’ Law will be delivered during the current parliamentary session.
We are reviewing our current standards framework and part of this work involves looking at the principles of restorative practice published in 2004, with a view to updating and refining them.
Lambeth Mediation Service (LMS) is looking for a service manager to take their charity forward.
LMS is a community voluntary organisation with a respected reputation. They’ve been helping to resolve conflict for 25 years and work with a team of over 60 highly trained and experienced volunteers drawn from, and reflecting the diverse local community in Lambeth.
