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Justice Select Committee report on the role of The Probation Service recommends restorative justice

The report highlights “particular gaps in the provision of opportunities for face-to-face restorative justice between victims and higher-risk offenders” and continues to state that this “not only denies victims who wish to meet the offender the opportunity to do so, but foregoes the opportunity for offenders to take responsibility for the harm they have caused, the impact of which may improve engagement and commitment to reform.”

The Committee conclude that “the Government must give more consideration to how best to incentivise restorative justice measures to increase their availability so that every victim can be offered the chance to take part in restorative justice. There should also be an expectation that every offender should be faced with the consequences of their crime, and should, where possible, be offered the chance to make amends to the victim.”

The full report  The role of the probation service is available at www.parliament.uk. 

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28th Jul 2011