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Restorative Justice

"The boy and his siblings were put on restorative justice programmes, where they were made to listen to their victims and  give something back to his community, and his mother was sent on   parenting courses and given counselling."...

Restorative Justice

""It lasted 120 minutes. I walked out of that feeling on top of the world. I thought, 'now you've seen me, you haven't ruined my life, I'm still here, I'm still doing what I love'. And you can't change the past. I ...

Restorative Justice

"The restorative justice scheme, in which victims help decide punishments, has been used for 7,923 crimes." 

Restorative Justice

"Two independent groups want most child suspects dealt with by restorative justice "conferences", where victims would help decide outcomes." 

Is Mediation the Answer to legal Aid Cuts?

"A QC turned mediator who has been involved in over 200 mediation cases says that most of the disputes were resolved in a single day."

ADR Article (Historic)

"A YEAR ago, alternative dispute resolution (ADR) became a buzz word in legal circles. It is a series of alternative procedures to the court system which, in general, provides for a neutral person to work with the disputing parties, using methods ran...

Energy and ADR

"If going through the company proves futile, the next step is to get in touch with the industry's Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) scheme, of which they must be a member. Going through an ADR is an option only if 12 weeks have passed since...

Mediation moves beyond the Bitterness

""I proposed bringing in a mediator, and we had several meetings to discuss how to find a managed, part-time 'return to work' scenario. This was difficult, because relationships had broken down with her team.""

ADR

"Even beyond the financial possibilities, a merger provides housing associations with unique skills and resources that were perhaps not readily available before. Whitefriars, for example, is an expert in the field of ASB (antisocial behaviour) and...

Convert the PCC into a Mediation Service? Then what?

"He later said that regluation of a free press was a "contradiction in terms" and advocated turning the PCC into a mediation service and setting up a press regulation service, a bit like the old Press Council, which mounted an effective ...