Criminal justice charity Belong provides hope, rehabilitation and recovery for victims and perpetrators of crime. Their services include mentoring, creative psychotherapy and restorative justice interventions. They work with children, young people and adults in custodial and community settings.
Wales Restorative Approaches Partnership are inviting applications for a Trainer/Practitioner. Their business is growing, and they require a Trainer/Practitioner with strong values aligned to own, who will be a good fit with their team.
The role of a restorative practitioner involves a significant amount of contact with people affected by and involved in crime. This contact is usually initiated over the phone and includes individuals who may be the victim or perpetrator of all crime types from Theft to Murder.
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The Remedi team in Nottinghamshire are looking for a Restorative Practitioner to work within their Youth Justice Services in Nottinghamshire county. You will work as part of team of practitioners who facilitate restorative communication between victims and young people involved in crime. This will involve work on serious and complex cases.
RJC member Helena Cryer from Lancashire Constabulary contacted us seeking guidance on best practice when receiving requests from the parole board for information related to offender engagement in restorative processes. This is an interesting topic for discussion which I am sure will have many complexities including issues surrounding GDPR and information sharing protocols.
A question was raised by RJC member Alex Hyatt, Sussex RJ Partnership, about the difficulties in providing restorative interventions in cases of drug dealing and supply.
Environmental crimes could be considered to be "victimless" but is this really the case? The harm caused often affects many people and the communities in which they live and work. Given that the harm caused by environmental "crimes" is often irreparable and, because there is often no identifiable victim, the justice system traditionally relies on punitive measures to hold those causing harm to account, however, it could be argued that this is not the most effective way of repairing the harm caused.
Kirklees Youth Offending Team has been awarded the Restorative Service Quality Mark (RSQM) by the Restorative Justice Council, in recognition of its high quality restorative justice interventions with young people.
Jim Simon, the Restorative Justice Council’s chief executive, said:
The RJC has submitted a response to the Ministry of Justice regarding their proposals for revising the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime. Whilst this first consultation raises some important points, there are areas which require further thought and consideration within the second consultation.
