Induction to Restorative Justice

COURSE INSTRUCTORS

CPD course on Induction to Restorative Justice

RJ4All is pleased to offer this CPD accredited face-to-face course supported with training material and a reading list.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION:

This CPD accredited face-to-face course aims to provide a thorough and comprehensive induction to restorative justice putting an emphasis on its theoretical underpinnings and main practices. It consists of 6 parts each including case studies:

Part I: Restorative justice: Fall and Rise

Part II: Restorative justice theory

Part III: Restorative justice practice

Part IV: Restorative justice in the criminal and youth justice

systems

Part V: Evidence of effectiveness

Part VI: Case studies and discussion

ANTICIPATED DURATION:

The course has three modules and runs for 5 hours plus 1.5 hours break.

There is an advance reading time of

(4 hours), and follow up studying time of (5 hours).

TARGET AUDIENCE(S):

University students
Victims of crime and users of the criminal justice system
Criminal justice professionals including probation staff, police, prison staff
Justice community professionals and volunteers (e.g. neighborhood justice panels)
Local authorities and public sector bodies with criminal justice responsibilities
Youth justice professionals (Youth Offending teams, etc Restorative justice providers in the private, public and public sectors
Victim support organisations.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Understand the history of punishment and control and the various models that have been adopted to deal with conflicts
Define and theoretically explain restorative justice
Be able to place restorative justice in a historical continuum and understand the reasons behind its fall and rise
Be able to identify the practices through which restorative justice is implemented
Understand how restorative justice is introduced into the criminal justice and youth justice systems
Critically approach the norm and practice of restorative justice including its benefits and weaknesses.
Practice the learning through case study workshops and test the overall knowledge, skills and experience through a CPD accredited exam.