Restorative Justice conferences are directed by judges.

The process

• Resolves crime by focusing on redressing the harm experienced by victims.
• Aims to put things right for people who have been victims of crime.
• Puts the people most affected by crime at the heart of the justice system.
• Offenders take responsibility and offer to put things right for victims.
• Puts emphasis on taking accountability and repairing harm caused by offending.

At the conference

• Victims can tell the offender how they have been affected, have a say in how the harm can be repaired and begin to resolve some of the effects of the offence.
• Offenders can apologise directly to the victim and hear about the impact of their actions.
• Offenders take responsibility and take part in deciding how the harm can be repaired.

Participation is voluntary and you can withdraw at any time.