Restorative Justice

This Specified Activity Requirement is always accompanied by a Supervision Requirement.

Eligible and suitable offenders are required to undertake up to four days of activity. The programme works with adults 'on the cusp' of custody who are being sentenced for violent offences, offences of household burglary or other offences where direct harm is caused, including offences of causing death by dangerous driving.

The four days/sessions are introducton; preparation (for an RJ conference) and review. An RJ conference involves the victim and offender, their families, friends and supporters meeting together to talk about:

• what happened (in relation to a violent offence, an offence of household burglary or an offence where direct personal harm has been caused);
• who was affected by the incident of harm and how; and
• what can be done to repair the harm (which leads to the preparation of an outcome agreement signed by all parties).

Where the victim does not wish to take part in a face-to-face meeting, other restorative activities take place. These may include the preparation of a letter of apology.