1. RESTORATIVE JUSTICE

2. BACKGROUND
Birmingham Community Safety Partnerships allocated funding to
West Midlands Police to run a Neighbourhood Restorative Justice
Pilot Project. St George’s Community Hub was considered the
ideal place to run the project from, due to its location, the current
volunteers working for St Georges and Partners in Residence.
The pilot project has been named Community Justice Alliance and
deals with all crime or incidents apart from Sex offences and
Domestic Violence.

3. WHAT IS RESTORATIVE JUSTICE?
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Restorative Justice is a process of bringing those harmed by crime or conflict, and
those responsible for the harm, into communication, enabling everyone affected
by a particular incident to play a part in repairing the harm and finding a positive
way forward’. (www.restorativejustice.org.uk)
Restorative Justice gives the harmed/victim a ‘voice’ as historically the only time a
harmer/offender will hear how their actions have affected the harmed/victim is in
court.

4. THE PROCESS AND AIMS
All referrals are sent to West Midlands Police, they are all risk assessed.
The referral is then sent to St George’s Hub.
The Co-ordinator makes the initial contact with both parties and then
passes the details onto the trained volunteer facilitators.
The facilitator then makes arrangements to meet both parties individually.
The facilitator can conduct a home visit or organise a meeting at St
Georges.
If both parties agree, then a conference/panel meeting is set up. The
aims are:
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5. THE PROCESS AND AIMS
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To give the victim/harmed an opportunity to tell the
offender/harmer the affect and impact the harm has had on
them, obtain answers to their questions and obtain an apology.
Enable offender/harmer to account for what they have done and
assists them in understanding the real impact of the
harm/offence they have caused and to take responsibility to
make amends.
Allow both parties to come to an agreement that is Specific,
Measureable, Achievable, Relevant and Timely.