The RJC has published Making restorative justice work for women who have offended, a new research report that sets out a series of recommendations for practitioners and policy makers on how to improve female offenders’ access to and experiences of restorative justice.
As part of their current inquiry, the RJC and Why me? recently gave a joint briefing to members of the Justice Select Committee on restorative justice. It was an interesting and enjoyable session – an opportunity to discuss issues in a less straightened setting than when giving formal evidence. Amid a plethora of thought-provoking questions, one stood out as meriting further discussion.
The RJC is pleased to announce that Avon and Somerset Restorative Partnership - Bristol RJ service delivered by Neighbourhood Justice Team have achieved the Restorative Service Quality Mark (RSQM).
The award demonstrates that services are delivering good quality, safe and sustainable restorative services that meet the six Restorative Service Standards. 29 organisations – from sectors that include criminal justice, education and care – have now achieved the RSQM.
The Victims’ Commissioner, Baroness Newlove, published a report yesterday on restorative justice, the first of two considering its use. This one looks at the quality of service that restorative justice service providers are delivering, while the second will look at victims’ experiences. The focus of this report is welcome.
Redeeming Our Communities: Restorative Services in Greater Manchester has become the latest organisation to attain the Restorative Service Quality Mark (RSQM).
The RSQM demonstrates that services are delivering good quality, safe and sustainable restorative justice that meets the six Restorative Service Standards. The award is currently held by 28 services, working across the criminal justice, education and care sectors.
Rebecca Green, National Development Manager, said:
Annabel didn’t realise how much being burgled had affected her until she came face to face with the young offender. Here, she talks about how restorative justice helped her to feel like her house was a home again.
Last week, the RJC released the results of a mapping exercise of restorative justice provision in the criminal justice sector, carried out on our behalf by the Institute for Criminal Policy Research at Birkbeck University. This exercise was far from straightforward and the results are, as with any survey, limited by who was willing to respond.
The RJC is pleased to announce the publication of a new guide on restorative justice for candidates standing in the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) elections in May. Among PCCs’ many responsibilities, they will have a crucial role in the future development of restorative justice.
Since Ministry of Justice funding was given to PCCs to make restorative justice available to victims of crime in their areas, new restorative justice services have emerged across the country. As a result, more victims than ever before are able to access restorative justice.
Restorative justice received in-depth coverage in ITV’s Meeting My Enemy tonight.
Filmed over a two-year period, the programme followed the stories of offenders and victims in two separate cases, exploring what happened when they came face to face through restorative justice.
Joan Scourfield and David Hodgkinson’s 28 year old son James was killed by a single punch while on a night out in Nottingham. The perpetrator, Jacob Dunne, was convicted of manslaughter, and sentenced to 30 months in prison, serving 14 before his release.
