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Advancing Restorative Justice in Trinidad and Tobago
Last modified 2007-12-05 23:03
On 27 June 2005, PF Trinidad and Tobago held a one day conference titled “Restorative Justice the Model for Social Justice.”
Organized in conjunction with the Prison Service, the conference featured speakers from the Prison service, the Ministry of National Security, the former community mediation service, and PFI. Presentation topics included:
- Need for criminal justice reform by the Minister of National Security
- Why the Prison Service chose restorative justice by the Commissioner of Prisons
- Community Mediation as a part of restorative justice by the former director of the Community Mediation Service
- Restorative Justice in Youth Justice by Lynette Parker of the Centre
Later in the week, Lynette provided an information session on
restorative justice for senior level corrections officers.
August 2005