If you have been a victim of crime and are considering restorative justice, you are likely to have questions about what it will involve and why it might work for you. The RJC has developed these resources to help answer some of your questions.
Organisations offering restorative services to the public can order copies of Restorative justice works - information for victims at cost price, customised with the relevant contact details. Please contact communications@restorativejustice.org.uk to find out more.
The RJC is pleased to announce that three more services, Lincolnshire Secure Unit, Leicestershire YOS's restorative work and Bradford Restorative Justice Hub have been awarded the Restorative Service Quality Mark (RSQM).
The RSQM is a badge of quality that demonstrates that a service provides safe, high quality restorative practice which meets the six Restorative Service Standards. These services will join 14 others across a range of sectors who were awarded the RSQM in its first year.
During International Restorative Justice Week 2014 the RJC partnered with the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), Why Me? and the Chris Donovan Trust on What would you do?, a campaign to raise awareness of restorative justice. Figures published by the MoJ indicate that the campaign was an overwhelming success, reaching 6.5 million people on Twitter and 4.2 million people on Facebook.
The Ministry of Justice has published its third restorative justice action plan with information and objectives up to 2018. The document outlines the MOJ’s commitment to victim-focused restorative justice and its vision of what restorative justice provision will look like in the coming years.
This version of the action plan, which takes into account the evolving criminal justice landscape and the progress made in the provision of restorative justice, covers three key areas:
The RJC is today publishing an information pack to raise awareness of restorative justice among magistrates. Restorative justice is increasingly being used throughout the criminal justice system and magistrates are able to recommend its use as part of a community sentence or before sentencing has taken place. This pack will increase understanding of the benefits of restorative justice and how it can currently be used within sentencing.
The RJC’s sold-out event Enabling quality restorative justice in youth offending teams (YOTs) had 100 attendees and many more watching the live streaming, demonstrating the strong support for restorative justice among youth justice professionals.
This week marks the first anniversary of the launch of the Restorative Service Quality Mark (RSQM).
Fourteen organisations, from a range of sectors, received the RSQM during its first year and a steady growth in applications shows that the RSQM is gaining momentum. Awardees include youth offending teams, schools, a prison, mediation services and a secure children’s home.
The RJC awards the RSQM to organisations that demonstrate that they are meeting the six nationally recognised Restorative Service Standards.
The RJC is pleased to announce that the results of the consultation on the Competency Framework and Training Approval Scheme have been published. We received a total of 112 consultation responses which we are using to inform the development of these two projects. Many experienced practitioners and trainers took part in the consultation process.
The Restorative Justice Council (RJC) has published an information pack on restorative justice in youth offending teams (YOTs). The information pack is intended to support YOTs in making greater use of restorative approaches.
