Today, 4 March 2011, the independent think tank Independent Academic Research Studies (IARS) released the report "Drawing together research, policy and practice for restorative justice". The paper reports on the findings from a joint seminar they held in partnership with the International Centre for Comparative Criminological Research (ICCCR) at The Open University at the end 2010. The event was attended by 45 experts in the restorative justice field including representatives from the Home Office, Ministry of Justice, Youth Justice Board, academia and practice. This shows the appetite for more events such as this one and ICCCR has indicated that it looks forward to continuing to work with IARS.
The seminar brought together practitioners, researchers and policy makers in restorative justice to discuss gaps that they experienced in their efford to work together. At this critical point in time when the new UK coalition government is consulting on its sentencing reform plans and a less punitive approach to crime, the report identifies some key areas for improvement for restorative justice.
Dr. Theo Gavrielides, author of the report, Director of IARS and Visiting Senior Research Fellow at ICCCR, said: "This is the first of a series of seminars that aim to encourage a dialogue and consensus amongst practitioners, researchers and policy makers in the restorative justice movement. There is clear evidence of a relationship breakdown and at this critical point in time for restorative justice bridges must be built if the practice is to be rolled out".
Click here to read full article: http://www.iars.org.uk/content/press-release-restorative-justice-policy-and-research-too-narrow
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