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RJC Conference: Inclusive Restorative Practice – Enabling Participation

Making restorative practice accessible to all through meeting individual needs

29th March 2012, London

Restorative practice has been shown to meet the needs of victims and reduce re-offending in criminal justice; and to improve attendance and reduce exclusions and bullying in schools. Good practice means making sure these processes are open to everyone in our communities. How do we address some of the potential barriers to participation – ensuring through good practice that restorative processes are open to all?

This conference is suitable for anyone delivering restorative practice/restorative justice in schools, care homes, local authorities, police, prisons, probation, youth offending teams, workplaces and community based agencies.

We are delighted to welcome to this conference our keynote speaker, Dr Brian Steels, visiting lecturer at the Crime Research Centre at the University of Western Australia, Research Fellow at Curtin University’s Centre for Aboriginal Studies, and an international expert on restorative practice. Dr Steels is also Director of the Asia Pacific Forum for Restorative Justice, and leads the Institute for Restorative Justice and Penal Reform, Australia. He is a facilitator and trainer of RJ Practices, experienced in facilitating various culturally appropriate restorative processes from small conferences to large healing circles.

Alongside Brian we are delighted to welcome experienced practitioners and partners, including Alexandra Ankrah (the Tutu Foundation), Bonita Holland (former Headteacher, Ark Plus), Dave Mahon (The Communication Trust), Luke Roberts (Anti-Bullying Alliance), Jenny Talbot (Prison Reform Trust), Peter Wallis  (Oxfordshire Youth Offending Service) and Jo Brown (Oxfordshire Anti-bullying Co-ordinator) to provide their practice-based expertise. 

We can ensure restorative processes are accessible to all by addressing potential barriers to participation – cultural difference, power imbalances, speech language and communication difficulties and special needs/learning disabilities. This practical conference will help you to ensure – through assessing and meeting the needs of those you work with – that restorative practice is accessible to all.

Only £75 for RJC Members, £99 for other guests.

If you have any communication needs or access issues and want to attend this conference, please get in touch.

To book now for this event, click here.

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