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13th World RJ Conference, Day one

"The 13th International Institute of Restorative Practices World Conference on restorative justice opened today in Hull, U.K. Twenty four countries are represented among the 500 participants. The day long plenary session included reports on restorati...

Why We need to abandon ADR

"“Alternative” marginalises mediation and collaboration and suggests that they are second choice and second best. If mediation and collaboration were referred to, for example, as methods of PDR (primary dispute resolution, as they are in ...

Spreading the Word in Europe

"The IACP conference led to an invitation for Resolution’s ADR Director Sarah Lloyd to speak at the Italian Collaborative Law Institute’s half day conference in Rome in July. At this event Sarah gave delegates an overview of all of Resolu...

The Government ADR Pledge

"In March 2001, the then Lord Chancellor, Lord Irvine pledged formally to commit government departments and agencies to use mediation to settle legal disputes in all suitable cases wherever the party accepted it. Since then, the Government has annual...

The Search for Justice

"The coalition is aiming to both reform the justice system and dramatically cut its budget. Filmmaker and criminologist Roger Graef, who has campaigned for reform of the system for many years, believes it is a crisis that should not be wasted."

Mediation

"When all's not well in love you go to relationship counselling. In the consumer world, you go to an 'arbitration tribunal' for mediation - it's a way of resolving disputes without having to go to court. It's conducted by an indep...

Norfolk Leads Way In Restorative Justice

"Norwich North MP Chloe Smith and North Norfolk MP Norman Lamb have written to Justice Secretary Ken Clarke urging him to visit the county to see for himself how Norfolk is leading the way in the use of restorative justice."

Restorative Justice

"That instil a work ethic and a sense of responsibility and pride in offenders to stop them offending again. That’s why I’m such a fan of restorative justice and of schemes like community payback that we saw here in Prestwich."

Restorative Justice

"Mr Blunkett added: “It makes sense at a time of austerity and budget cuts to dramatically expand restorative justice across the country, which we initiated during my time as Home Secretary"

Restorative Justice

"The coalition can draw on lessons from abroad where justice reinvestment and prisoner re-entry programmes, driven by economic necessity in many states in America, have had considerable success at reducing crime and rates of reoffending. Closer to ho...