The International Journal of Children’s Rights Vol 18, 2, 161-183. Restorative Justice through a Children’s Rights Lens. Implementing Restorative Justice with Child Victims. International Juvenile Justice Observatory (2018).(2017) Toolkit for Professionals: Implementing a European Model for Restorative Justice with Children and Young People, European Council for Juvenile Justice, International Juvenile Justice Observatory. Chapman, T., Gellin, M., & Anderson, M.European Council for Juvenile Justice, International Juvenile Justice Observatory. Protecting Rights, Restoring Respect and Strengthening Relationships: European Model for Restorative Justice with Children and Young People. Chapman, T., Gellin, M., Aertsen, I., & Anderson, M.The only crucial condition is that restorative justice must be offered and implemented in a child friendly way by trained practitioners when young people are involved. In general, young people (offenders and victims) are satisfied with restorative justice processes and very often they would recommend it to others. Meta studies show positive effects on recidivism, on feelings of justice, on less trauma disorders. International instruments such as the UN Principles of Restorative Practices (2002), the revised Council of Europe Recommendation on restorative justice in criminal matters (2018), recommendations on child friendly procedures, and the binding EU Victims Directive (2012) promote the use of reaction in reaction on crime, also when young people are involved. When they make a mistake, they need assistance and/or responses that help them to improve and move forward. Children are the future and communities have a responsibility in supporting their growth. The potential of restorative justice in dealing with child justice is extremely relevant and demonstrated in research. in New Zealand) and youth conferences (e.g. in Belgium, the Netherlands), family group conferences (e.g. In practice restorative justice adopts models such as youth victim offender mediations (e.g. Restorative justice for young people should be done in a child friendly way by specially trained personnel and with additional attention for power imbalances and safety in preparations, during meetings and during aftercare. In cases of children in conflict with the law, restorative justice interventions are to be prioritised with a focus on reintegration, support and empowerment. The 2 focus on harm and undoing injustice is especially important for children and adolescents. The aim is to create the possibility for the harm doer and the one who is harmed to meet or to share information in order to see if (some) things can be restored and if they can make plans for the future. Its basic principles are voluntariness, confidentiality and impartiality of the facilitators.
Restorative justice takes children seriously, creating a safe space for them to take responsibility and involving them in all matters that concern them. Restorative justice is a communication process and an approach to justice in which the child’s right to be heard is actively implemented. Restorative justice is an approach of addressing harm or the risk of harm through engaging all those affected in coming to a common understanding and agreement on how the harm or wrongdoing can be repaired and justice achieved. Measuring, researching, narrating - online conference.CJPE webinar on Victim's Rights in Prison and Probation 2022.CJPE Summer course on Responses to Sexual Violence 2022.International Women Day with Maiana Bidegain ().CJPE Summer Course 2023 - mental health.
Restorative Justice and Prisons - Summer School Varna 2023.European Restorative Justice Policy Network.
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