Justice written question – answered at on 25 April 2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what recent assessment he has made of the level of support provided to victims engaging in the restorative justice process; and what future plans he has for that support.
In Shapland et al (2007)(1) victims (and offenders) were asked various questions about their experiences of Restorative Justice (RJ), including before, during and after the experience. Overall, the findings were positive. The results reveal several important areas that help ensure that the victim's experience is positive including the skills of the facilitator.
(1) Shapland, J et al (2007) Restorative Justice: the views of victims. The third report from the evaluation of three schemes.
The report can be found at the following address:
To make sure there are appropriately skilled RJ facilitators in the future and that victims receive a high quality service we have provided the RJC with funding to develop a new national quality mark for agencies delivering restorative justice in the Criminal Justice System. The quality mark will be available only to those agencies and services who can demonstrate they meet the required minimum standards.
The Government published its Restorative Justice Action Plan for the Criminal Justice System on
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