Resources

An International Review of Restorative Justice

In September 2001, the Home Office released two studies on the use of restorative justice.

United Nations basic principles on the use of restorative justice in penal matters

At a UN meeting in April 2002, a resolution was passed that puts restorative justice officially on the international map.

Meeting the challenges of introducing victim-offender mediation in Central and Eastern Europe

This report summarises the results of the AGIS project on meeting the challenges of introducing victim-offender mediation in Central and Eastern Europe (JAI/2003/AGIS/088) that the European Forum for Victim-Offender Mediation and Restorative Justice coordinated between December 2003 and November

Restorative Conferencing Reduces Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms

A controlled study on the effects of restorative conferencing on victims of crime has shown that it reduces post-traumatic stress symptoms.

Best Practice Guidance for Restorative Justice Practitioners and their Case Supervisors and Line Managers (Scotland)

All those who participate in restorative justice deserve to have access to the highest quality of service available.

Restorative Justice and Work-Related Death

These three reports, compiled by Dr Derek Brookes, explore whether restorative justice can both contribute to workplace safety and help heal bereaved families after work-related deaths better than the traditional system.

A summary of policy developments

Notes from the Restorative Justice Consortium covering September 2001 to July 2009.

Lord Justice Auld's Review of the Criminal Courts of England and Wales – RJC response

The RJC's response to Lord Justice Auld's Review of the Criminal Courts of England and Wales from January 2002.

The Government’s Strategy on Restorative Justice – RJC response

The RJC's response to the Government’s Strategy on Restorative Justice 2003.

Conditional cautioning: Code of Practice 2004 – RJC response

The RJC's response to Conditional cautioning: Code of Practice 2004.

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