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Community Involvement in Criminal Justice

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Prison Fellowship’s work includes recruiting and coordinating community members to offer programmes and friendship in the criminal justice system. International standards on the treatment of offenders call for community involvement (these standards will be reviewed next month). They define community involvement broadly, to include all services – paid or non-paid, full-time or part-time – that are provided by private individuals to prisoners and ex-prisoners.

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What is restorative justice?


Restorative justice is a theory of justice that emphasizes repairing the harm caused or revealed by criminal behaviour. It is best accomplished through cooperative processes that include all stakeholders.

Practices and programs reflecting restorative purposes will respond to crime by: (a) identifying and taking steps to repair harm, (b) involving all  stakeholders, and (c) transforming the traditional relationship between communities and their governments in responding to crime. more