Paving the Way to a Restorative Future: Reflections from the Restorative Justice Council Conference 2024
Earlier this month, Pamela Morrison and Lauren Emmerson, two Practice Development Advisors with CYCJ, attended the Restorative Justice Council (RJC) Annual Conference 2024, “Paving the Way to a Restorative Future,” in Cardiff. Now back at CYCJ, they’ve taken time to reflect on their experience and have each shared their insights in a blog post. Read […]
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Nuggets of Wisdom – Children and Young People’s Perspectives on Restorative Justice
With its roots traced back to indigenous populations from all across the globe, restorative justice, or RJ, is one of the most organic and widely used methods of moving forward from acts of harm in a way that is appropriate for both parties involved. While our partners, Community Justice Scotland, explore what restorative justice could […]
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The role of Restorative Justice for victims
This week is Victims’ Awareness Week, run by Victim Support Scotland. In this piece RJ Practice Development Advisor Pamela Morrison explores the ways in which a trauma-informed Restorative Appproach can empower those who have been caused harm, allowing them to heal and move forward. Anyone can be affected by crime, at any point in their […]
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Restorative Justice – time for action
Even though it’s been around for 30 years, Restorative Justice in Scotland is still not being used to its full potential. Pamela Morrison tells us why she’s backing the drive to change this, with the introduction of the Restorative Justice Action Plan. As a new member of the practice team (albeit for the second time […]
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