Restoring Relationships: Addressing Hate Restoring Relationships: Addressing Hate Crime Through Restorative JusticeCrime Through Restorative Justice

The ProjectThe Project

►Three PhasesThree Phases 1) Literature Review1) Literature Review 2) Interviews2) Interviews 3) ‘Toolkit’3) ‘Toolkit’

Phase OnePhase One►Desk ResearchDesk Research

Restorative JusticeRestorative Justice Hate CrimeHate Crime LegislationLegislation ‘‘Gaps’Gaps’ TypologyTypology International ExamplesInternational Examples

Restorative Justice Restorative Justice ►DefinitionDefinition►Dominant informal-justice system Dominant informal-justice system ►Where it is implementedWhere it is implemented

SchoolsSchools Criminal Justice SystemCriminal Justice System

► Major concern has been the difficulty Major concern has been the difficulty in quantifying results and in quantifying results and inconsistency of approach inconsistency of approach

Restorative Justice Restorative Justice ►More qualitative than quantitative More qualitative than quantitative ►Ductility of RJ positive Ductility of RJ positive

Hate CrimeHate Crime►DefinitionDefinition►Stephen Lawrence InquiryStephen Lawrence Inquiry►VictimsVictims►OffenderOffender►GapsGaps

Four Key MeetingsFour Key Meetings

►MPA Race Hate Crime ForumMPA Race Hate Crime Forum►Southwark MediationSouthwark Mediation►Lambeth Youth JusticeLambeth Youth Justice►Restorative Justice ConsortiumRestorative Justice Consortium

►Metropolitan Police Authority Race Metropolitan Police Authority Race Hate Crime ForumHate Crime Forum Improve co-ordinationImprove co-ordination Prevent and reduce hate crimePrevent and reduce hate crime Satisfaction of victimsSatisfaction of victims

►Southwark Mediation CentreSouthwark Mediation Centre RJ in practiceRJ in practice Hate CrimeHate Crime Victim-Offender MediationVictim-Offender Mediation Group ConferencingGroup Conferencing

►Lambeth Youth JusticeLambeth Youth Justice Programs for young peoplePrograms for young people Reduce re-offendingReduce re-offending Multi-agency approachMulti-agency approach Community safetyCommunity safety

►Restorative Justice ConsortiumRestorative Justice Consortium Promote RJPromote RJ Criminal Justice SystemCriminal Justice System WorkplaceWorkplace CommunityCommunity

Publications Publications ►Stockholm Criminology PresentationStockholm Criminology Presentation►““Restorative Justice Theory and Restorative Justice Theory and

Practice: Addressing the Discrepancy” Practice: Addressing the Discrepancy” ►ROTA Policy Journal ROTA Policy Journal ►Monthly Policy Updates – ROTA Monthly Policy Updates – ROTA

Newsletter Newsletter

British Journal of CriminologyBritish Journal of Criminology “RESTORATIVE JUSTICE AND HATE CRIME: ADDRESSING THE

GAP BETWEEN PRACTICE AND POLICY” (Forthcoming) Recommendations made in Paper Recommendations made in Paper

► Multi-agency approach to defeat hate crime Multi-agency approach to defeat hate crime ► Need a definition for hate crime Need a definition for hate crime ► Adapt the CJS to combat hate crime Adapt the CJS to combat hate crime ► Assessment of both punitive and preventive measures Assessment of both punitive and preventive measures ► Funders supporting innovative projects Funders supporting innovative projects ► Practitioners and Academics need to work together Practitioners and Academics need to work together ► Support for long-term solutions Support for long-term solutions

Amendment to Phase II- Amendment to Phase II- Comparative Element Comparative Element

►Meeting W/Practitioners, Offenders Meeting W/Practitioners, Offenders and Victims in the U.S. and Victims in the U.S.

►Ample RJ programmes in the U.S.Ample RJ programmes in the U.S. Balanced and Restorative Justice: An Balanced and Restorative Justice: An

Information Manual for California.Information Manual for California. BARJ (Balanced and Restorative Justice BARJ (Balanced and Restorative Justice

Project) Project) VORP’s In California VORP’s In California

Implementation of CASE Grant Implementation of CASE Grant in the U.S. in the U.S.

►Meeting with JRP – Lisa Rea Meeting with JRP – Lisa Rea ►UCLA UCLA ►Emailed Boalt Hall at Berkeley Emailed Boalt Hall at Berkeley ►Youth Justice NGO in California Youth Justice NGO in California

Benefits for StudentsBenefits for Students►LSE Students learn:LSE Students learn:

Policy updatesPolicy updates Key stakeholdersKey stakeholders CollaborationCollaboration ResearchResearch TeamworkTeamwork BriefingsBriefings

Living Knowledge ConferenceLiving Knowledge Conference► Collaboration with academiaCollaboration with academia

Working with NGO’sWorking with NGO’s Advanced trainingAdvanced training Practical use of skillsPractical use of skills NetworkNetwork

ROTA Volunteer AppreciationROTA Volunteer Appreciation

CASE Grant SuccessCASE Grant Success► Carter Grant allowed us to:Carter Grant allowed us to:

Learn about important social issuesLearn about important social issues Gain VCS experienceGain VCS experience Conduct a socially progressive projectConduct a socially progressive project Advance key policy issuesAdvance key policy issues