Conservative think tank in Britain calls for restorative justice act
May 14, 2009
From Restorative Justice Consortium E-Newsletter for April 2009: A leading Conservative think-tank, set up by former Party leader Ian Duncan-Smith, has called for an expansion of Restorative Justice conferencing, training of police in restorative disposals, a national Restorative Justice agency and a Restorative Justice Act.
In two recent publications, the Centre for Social Justice has backed Restorative Justice as core way in which both policing and prisons should be reformed. Political insiders indicate that the publications will be influential in shaping Conservative Party policy in any upcoming election.
The publication on policing is: A Force to be Reckoned With: A Policy Report by thePolicing Reform Working Group
The publication on prisons is: Locked Up Potential: A strategy for reforming prisons and rehabilitating prisoners: A Policy Report by the Prison Reform Working Group.
