IMPROVING HARMONY IN COMMUNITIES
Restorative Justice - where the people most effective in finding a solution to a problem are the people most directly impacted by the problem.
Our office will be closed from
December 23rd - January 6th 2025
We extend our wishes for a harmonious holiday season to the
people and communities we've had the opportunity to connect and work
with throughout 2024,
Workshops for 2025
The Centre for Restorative Justice and Practice is interested to hear from schools and organisations that would like to book early for 2025 workshops and training. We have limited opportunities left for Week 0, so please reach out to secure your preferred date. If you would like to discuss options and book other dates in Term 1 or 2 we are available for a discussion. Our IIRP (International Institute for Restorative Practices) trained facilitators look forward to working with you to support your School community in developing Restorative Practices as recommended by the Dept for Education -
A restorative approach helps to re-establish safety, rebuild relationships, and repair the harm caused.
Restorative practices can also help to prevent behaviours of concern from happening in the first place.
https://www.education.sa.gov.au/parents-and-families/safety-and-wellbeing/behaviour-support/restorative-practices
WHO WE ARE
Restorative Justice is a range of processes that advocates that the people most effective at finding a solution to a problem are the people who are most directly impacted by the problem, creating opportunities, for those involved in a conflict to work together to understand, clarify and resolve the incident and work together towards repairing the harm caused.
The Centre for Restorative Justice was formed in 1997 as a response to community concern about the over-use of incarceration in South Australia and because victims of crime at that stage were not able to engage appropriately in the functions of the criminal justice system.
Restorative Justice focuses on repairing the harm that arises from wrongdoing, creating opportunities for victims and offenders to work together to repair that harm and restoring relationships, rather than concentrating on punishment.
With the assistance of our founding Advisory Committee we have progressively developed our services to incorporate training and support within:
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School Communities
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Criminal Justice System
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domestic violence
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drug and alcohol misuse
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Businesses and Organisations
WHY WE EXIST
To enhance Community capacity through embedded restorative practices and processes which strengthen individual and organisational ability to better manage conflict and tension.
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By providing the opportunity for people who have been affected by conflict to be part of the healing process
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By helping people to heal themselves as a means of preventing the occurrence, onset and re-occurrence of conflict
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By delivering high quality training to assist individuals and organisations build capacity.
"It is not small people who ask for forgiveness. It is large hearted, magnanimous courageous people who are ready to say what are some of the most difficult words in any language: ‘I am sorry’. But once uttered, they open the way to a new opportunity, the possibility of a new beginning, the chance to start again having learnt a lesson from the past "
Archbishop Desmond Tutu
