Welcome to Restorative Justice Resources

 

This site enables restorative practitioners' to share resources, seek answers to questions, and build policy advice for government etc. 

 

(For the latest consultations as notified by the Restorative Justice Consortium  see here to open a new RJC page as a new window- or here) .

 

 

The aims of our restorative work are:

1. to maximise community safety
2. reduce re-offending
3. engage people in processes which they value
4. develop everyone's learning (not least our own) about these processes.

(Crosland, Paul, 2008)

The above statement sits in contrast to the opening principle of restorative justice as stated in Marian Liebmann's book "Restorative Jusice -How it Works" which states that "Victim support and healing is a priority" (p26).  It appears that different forms of restorative justice emerge from a victim-support approach as to a safer-communities approach. It is quite possibly the case that the safer-community led approach is the more effective in reducing crime and satisfying victims.  (An article on this matter is being prepared here on this site with others, then will be offered to the RJC for publication).

 

The main editor of this site is Paul Crosland

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RJ and Community Safety RJ and reducing re-offending RJ and engaging people in processes which they value The tools to evaluate effectiveness Research RJ and developing everyone's learning (not least our own) about these processes. How you can start editing this RJ wiki-site

 

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RJ and Community Safety

Most people experience the Criminal Justice System as "distant" and "unaccoutable" says government advisor, Louise Casey (18th June 2008)

BBC News story and report

 

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RJ and reducing re-offending

MinistryOfJusticeJune08ReportOnRjAndRe-offending.pdf  (Ministry of Justice Link)

   The earlier 3rd Report -Restorative Justice Consortium Press Release

  (More RJ Research Findings)

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RJ and engaging people in processes which they value

The tools to evaluate effectiveness

One approach is simply to ask these four questions:

 a) have I said what I wanted to say?

 b) have I been heard?

 c) have I been treated with respect?

 d) do I know what everyone involved is doing next?

 

 

A longer questionnaire is the:

 

• VictimSatisfactionFramework

 

Research

• The indication that victim awareness groups usually lead to increased re-offending is perhaps the most important (and frequently overlooked) restorative justice research finding in the last few years. A fuller paper explaning the implications of this is being prepared exclusively for this website. Meanwhile the original research document is here: Landenberger_Lipsey.pdf

 

• Research from the 3rd report (of the Crime Reduction Programme RJ Pilots), published by the Ministry of Justice shows that 85% of

victims and 80% of offenders were satisfied with their experience of a Restorative Justice conference - a meeting between the victim and offender

with supporters of each present.

http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/research190607.htm

 

 

(RJ Participant Satisfaction)

 

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RJ and developing everyone's learning (not least our own) about these processes.

 

Free on-line & printable copy of the book "40 cases: Restorative Justice and Victim-Offender Mediation"

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Information Sharing Protocols -an official website: http://www.crimereduction.homeoffice.gov.uk/toolkits/ui04.htm

 

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Other research reports:

 

 

Sherman-report-RJ-exec_summary.pdf  Sherman-report-RJ-full report.pdf (published February 2007)

 

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Some of the broadcast material on Restorative Justice (Radio 4 Religious programming followed here in particular):

 

Thought for the day on Restorative Justice -Vishvapani (30th October 2009)

 

Cherie Booth on Restorative Justice

 

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For the contents of this developing site see sidebar ->

 

How you can start editing this RJ wiki-site

For the password to this site contact paul[at]mediationsupport.info, identifying your engagement with Restorative Practice.

Then:

Click on edit page, login with the provided login -hint 6 letters in lower case- and then you'll see the editing toolbars.

 

If you are adding your words please use the Bold icon 'B' above the text -you could even choose a colour for your changes and then add a note as to which is your colour on the page; alternatively just add your email below and it will be apparent.

If you are adding comments to explain your changes etc, please use Italics (the 'I' icon above) and write your commentary.

When you have written a few words, click the save button, bottom left and then click back into the 'edit page' option. This will satisfy you that your changes have actully taken place on the web-page. When you have finished making changes always remember to save

 

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