Use of Restorative Justice in non-recent cases
Whilst some people want Restorative Justice almost immediately after the offence has happened, others begin the process years down the line.
Whilst some people want Restorative Justice almost immediately after the offence has happened, others begin the process years down the line.
Read our November newsletter to find out about RJ Week, meet our new team members and see what the team has been up to.
The third week of November each year is Restorative Justice Week, an international campaign that highlights Restorative Justice and the organisations that facilitate the process.
Restorative Justice can help victims of violent crimes find closure, get answers to questions about the crime, and share the impact of the incident with the offender.
Restorative Justice supports individuals and communities by providing victims of hate crimes and the offenders with the chance to discuss the incident.
Restorative Justice can be used for any crime where there’s an identifiable victim and offender, including sexual abuse crimes.
In this blog we cover what an Outcome Agreement is, why they can be helpful and how they're monitored.
Our new contract with the Police and Crime Commissioner has a renewed focus on working with partners to explore how Restorative Practice may be used as a potential response to ASB issues.
Restorative Justice cases can be complex, so it’s important that our team is well-supported. By caring for their own wellbeing, our teams can also better support our service users.
In this blog post, we’ll explore why an offender may choose to participate, the positive impact Restorative Justice has on offenders and how it can help reduce reoffending.
In this blog, we’ll look at a Restorative Justice case from a practitioner’s perspective. Dave had his first experience of implementing Restorative Justice in 2007 and joined the Restorative Solutions team in 2019.
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"When the police told me about Restorative Justice, I was interested straight away and they referred me to the Restorative Justice service.
Read MoreThree offenders entered a residential property on the Isle of Wight on numerous occasions during the evening and early morning, searched rooms, and stole property.
Read MoreA male had intervened to prevent a domestic assault, and had himself been badly assaulted by the offender, causing ABH injuries.
Read MoreOne evening in December 2023, Brad was driving along a motorway when a car indicated to join the carriageway from a slip road, causing him to swerve and brake.
Read MoreThis case was referred to our service via the Officer In Charge as the harmer had contacted him wishing to try to apologise to the harmed.
Read MoreA victim’s father-in-law sexually assaulted her during a family event.
Read MoreThe offender, Sam*, had committed the offence of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
Read MoreA neighbours’ dispute had been occurring between John*, who owned a house adjoining a public right of way, and Frank*, who was the son of the owner of a plot of land opposite John’s house, for many years.
Read MoreThe offences against Joshua were of a sexual nature and were committed in the 1980s, when Joshua was aged between 10 and 15 years old.
Read MoreWatch this video about how Restorative Justice brought peace to a burglary victim.
Watch HereA restorative conversation took place with a victim following the theft of her pushchair, which was locked with a chain in the hallway of flats.
Read MoreThe victim had been tailgated by the harmer, who then assaulted him after indicating for the victim to pull into a lay-by.
Read MoreAn older couple were being looked after by their cousin, who stole over £7,000 from them.
Read MoreA victim received messages via Snapchat that were transphobic in nature and caused distress.
Read MoreA son was displaying an increasing level of verbal and physical abuse within the home.
Read MoreThe facilitators have been wonderful. I feel stronger than I did. I would really recommend Restorative Justice.
Debbie, victim
I hope that she would understand that I know what I’ve done was wrong and I’ve learnt from my actions.
Ryan, offender
I had my opportunity to discuss the incident and also to meet the offender in person.
Leighton, victim