Academic is expert voice as Parliamentary inquiry examines use of restorative
9th July 2021
The University of Gloucestershire’s Dr Jonathan Hobson has been appointed to the steering group of a groundbreaking All-Party Parliamentary Inquiry examining the use of restorative justice.
In its first major piece of work, the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Restorative Justice (APPG) will look at the current use of restorative justice and practices across the UK and seek to identify focused recommendations to improve performance and outcome.
For the purposes of this inquiry, which runs until 15 August, the APPG has adopted the following definitions of restorative justice and restorative practice:
Restorative justice is the broad philosophy which argues that those most affected by harm and conflict should be involved in communicating the causes and/or consequences and empowered to make decisions about how to respond to that harm and/or resolve conflict.
Restorative practice includes all of those activities used to create a culture to proactively prevent harm and create resilient communities. This can include, but is not limited to, restorative dialogue, restorative leadership techniques, direct and indirect restorative processes. You can read more on the university website.