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Restorative Justice

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Prison Fellowship national organisations see the restorative justice paradigm as a way of improving the justice systems in their countries by serving victims, offenders and the community.
Constructing Restorative Justice in Lithuania
Recently, the Lithuanian Government approved Resolution 806 paving the way for implementing restorative justice in the country.
PF Portugal Highlights Restorative Justice
This year’s Convocation theme of Love and Justice was an appropriate one for PF Portugal to use at its annual nationwide PF Volunteers Meeting. The Portuguese Government recently announced a proposal for an experimental penal mediation programme that would allow for alternative prison sentences in cases of crimes that would have required less than five years in prison.

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View these items of interest from www.pficjr.org

Saving New Zealand-- the Role of the Church and Faith-Based Organizations in Criminal Justice

What is Human Valorisation?

Improving Conditions in Overcrowded Prisons

Restorative Justice at Work

Sycamore Tree Project®

Communities of Restoration

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