If there’s one thing that almost everybody can agree on at the moment, it’s that the prison system is in a mess. The Justice Secretary recently described a “toxic cocktail of drugs, drones and mobile phones that are flooding our prisons, imperilling the safety of staff and offenders and thwarting reform”.
International Restorative Justice Week (20-27 November) begins today and once again, it’s going to be an exciting period for the restorative practice field.
The RJC is pleased to announce that North Wales Police has been awarded the Restorative Service Quality Mark (RSQM).
Jon Collins, the RJC’s chief executive, said:
“I would like to congratulate North Wales Police for successfully completing the RSQM. This achievement is proof of its commitment to offering the highest standards of restorative justice.”
The criminal justice world was dominated last week by the publication of Prison Safety and Reform, the long-awaited Ministry of Justice White Paper. After the promise of the Gove era, these proposals are intended to set out how his successor, Liz Truss, will deliver what the then Prime Minister David Cameron described earlier this year as “the biggest shake-up in the way our prisons are run since the Victorian times”.
This year’s International Restorative Justice Week takes place from 20-27 November. To help members show their support, the RJC has produced posters for use at events or to promote restorative justice in their workplaces. There are a series of five posters, four of which feature some of the great people who have shared their stories with us to help promote restorative justice. All of these can be previewed below.
The posters are available in either A4 or A3 size and we’re offering free delivery to all members in England and Wales.
The RJC is pleased to announce that Avon and Somerset Police: Banes and South Gloucestershire hub, delivered by North East Restorative Approaches Project (NERAP), has been awarded the Restorative Service Quality Mark (RSQM).
Jon Collins, the RJC’s chief executive, said:
“I would like to congratulate Avon and Somerset Police: Banes and South Gloucestershire hub, delivered by NERAP, for successfully completing the RSQM. By achieving this, they have demonstrated their commitment to providing the highest quality restorative practice.”
The Financial Times recently reported that the delivery of probation services is in trouble, with the contracts awarded to private companies to manage Community Rehabilitation Companies branded ‘lossmaking and unsustainable’. This is barely news – CRCs have been expressing concerns about caseloads and costs for some time.
The RJC is pleased to announce that Media Academy Cardiff has been awarded the Restorative Service Quality Mark (RSQM).
Jon Collins, the RJC’s chief executive, said:
“I would like to offer my congratulations to Media Academy Cardiff for successfully completing the RSQM. This is an achievement that demonstrates their commitment to providing the safest and most effective restorative practice.”
Luke confronted a group of young people after they threw stones at his scooter while he was out delivering pizzas. Here he explains how restorative justice enabled him to have a positive impact on the life of one of his attackers by getting him to consider to implications of his actions.
