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Page 1: Restoring Relationships: Addressing Hate Crime Through Restorative Justice

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

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The ProjectThe Project

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

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Phase OnePhase One

►Desk ResearchDesk Research Restorative JusticeRestorative Justice Hate CrimeHate Crime LegislationLegislation ‘‘Gaps’Gaps’ TypologyTypology International ExamplesInternational Examples

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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

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Restorative Justice Restorative Justice

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

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Hate CrimeHate Crime

►DefinitionDefinition►Stephen Lawrence InquiryStephen Lawrence Inquiry►VictimsVictims►OffenderOffender►GapsGaps

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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

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►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

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

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►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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Benefits for StudentsBenefits for Students

►LSE Students learn:LSE Students learn: Policy updatesPolicy updates Key stakeholdersKey stakeholders CollaborationCollaboration ResearchResearch TeamworkTeamwork BriefingsBriefings

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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

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ROTA Volunteer AppreciationROTA Volunteer Appreciation

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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