Through our work, we have seen firsthand that people from certain groups or who have experienced certain types of crime face additional barriers to accessing Restorative Justice. Our projects identify and overcome these barriers through proactive outreach, innovative approaches and collaboration.
Inspired by recent publications which document the prevalence of violence in the lives of young people, this project explores the potential of restorative approaches to create a school culture where children feel safer, more resilient and more engaged in their education.
This project aims to capture the heritage of the pioneering 20 years of Restorative Justice in England and Wales. By recording the stories of key people involved in Restorative Justice, we preserve its legacy, inspiring others to learn more and be a part of it themselves.
This project will explore how Restorative Justice can be used to forge new ways to resolve community conflicts and address faith-based hate crime in Solihull and Glasgow.
Our domestic and sexual violence (DSV) project aims to increase access to Restorative Justice for people harmed by domestic and sexual violence.
This project aims to support victims of retail crime, reduce reoffending and making communities safer by utilising Restorative Justice for cases of retail crime.
We are working with national LGBTQ+ organisations to promote the use of Restorative Justice to address LGBTQ+ hate crime across London.
We aim to develop an economic model evaluating the costs and benefits of Restorative Justice conferencing for adult and youth offenders. We will publish a report presenting the results of the model and we will share the model with policy makers and commissioners.
This project aims to widen access to Restorative Justice for people with English as an Additional Language (EAL).
This three year project aims to improve access to Restorative Justice for young people who have committed crimes, and the people harmed by their actions. We are particularly focussing on people from BAM communities, who are overrepresented in the criminal justice system.
We are working in partnership with Barnet Mencap to look at how Restorative Justice can be used to address the harm caused by learning disability hate crime.
