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Restorative Justice

Kia ora, welcome Madeleine Taylor Jennifer Parker

Agenda

 What is Restorative Justice?  How does it work?  Facilitator skills and qualifications  Questions!

Howard Zehr

“a process to involve, to the extent that it is possible, those who have a stake in a specific offense and to collectively identify and address harms, needs, and obligations, in order to heal and put things as right as possible.”

RJ?

identify and acknowledge the harm… start putting things right… so people can move on with their lives.

Why Restorative Justice?

Victim’s voice heard

Reduces Re-

• ffending

Helps repair harm

Repairs harm

Victim- centred Something they can do Open, candid conversation – opportunity to say, hear, ask Take responsibility for hurt and harm they caused Helps people to heal Isn’t about forgiveness

Reoffending



(MOJ analysis)

20% reduction in re-offending by those who participated in restorative justice Frequency of

• ffending for

those who did re-offend dropped by nearly a quarter

(2011 MoJ victim satisfaction survey)

77% of victims were satisfied 74% of victims said they felt better 80% of victims said they would be likely to recommend

The process

Facilitators meet with each party and their supporters Offender admits the offence and both the offender and the victim want to take part in a meeting. If appropriate, a meeting is then held A report of the meeting and any agreements will be sent to the court

What normally happens at an RJ conference?

At the conference, offenders are given a chance to:

 take responsibility for their offending  apologise to their victim  talk openly and honestly about the crime  decide how to put right the harm they

have caused

 find ways to prevent them from

reoffending.

What normally happens at an RJ conference?

At the conference, offence victims are able to:

 tell the offender how the crime has affected

them

 talk openly and honestly about the crime  have a say in how they think the harm can be

put right – they and the offender may agree to a plan of action that the offender can complete to help put things right

 begin dealing with the effects of the crime

Restorative Justice In Action

 Restoring Hope: An Indigenous Response

To Justice, a documentary from ‘Maori TV On Demand’ provides a glimpse into an RJ meeting (5 minutes)

 Ray and Vi Donovan talk about their

experience of RJ, ten years after the murder

• f their son. ‘YouTube’ (3 minutes)

The Support Person Role

 Why are support people are so valuable?

 Provide courage for a hard conversation  Deepen offender accountability  Can talk of the wider impacts  Assist in making & keeping agreements  Ensure parties can debrief afterwards

 Professional & family support welcomed

The RJ Team

 CLWHV has an RJ team of 5 staff and 30

RJ facilitators

 The role of the RJ Court Coordinators is to

manage all the interactions with the court, victims advisers, Police, defence counsel and other stakeholders

 The role of an RJ Facilitator is to:

 manage and guide the RJ process  make a hard conversation possible (so it’s

safe and a bit easier)

Questions about being a facilitator…

FAQ

 What kind of cases?  When & where does the work happen?  RJ and family violence?  How long does it take to become a

facilitator?

 Who are the other facilitators?  Is there training?  What other support do they get?  What do you get paid?