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Justice Reform in North America and the Caribbean


Last modified 2008-01-08 01:05

In North America and the Caribbean, PF national organisations are actively promoting the use of restorative justice and implementing Community of Restoration programmes to provide holistic rehabilitation opportunities to prisoners.

Restorative Justice
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.

Communities of Restoration
PF national organisations are working with their governments to develop holistic in-prison programming that includes religious education, life skills training, and vocational training.

Sycamore Tree Project®
Recognizing the needs of crime victims for healing and the need of offenders to take responsibility for their behaviour PF national organisations are implementing the Sycamore Tree Project®. This in-prison restorative justice project brings together unrelated victims and offenders to discuss the impact of crime.

All stories from North America and the Caribbean
View a listing of all the justice reform news from PF national organisations in North America and the Caribbean.

Country listing
View stories by country including: Trinidad and Tobago | USA

Spotlight

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