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Frequently Asked QuestionsWhat is court-referred Restorative Justice?Restorative Justice is a process that aims to put things right for the people who have been victims of offences. It does this through a voluntary meeting between the victim and offender called a restorative justice conference.
The conference is safe with strict ground rules being enforced; it is private and is run by 2 trained facilitators. Both parties are encouraged to take support people and they can withdraw from the process at any time. A report on the conference is written by the facilitator’s and sent prior to sentencing to the Judge, Prosecutor, counsel and Probation officer (if involved). Copies are also sent to the victim and offender. Any party involved in a criminal case can ask for this process to be looked at following a plea of guilty. An adult court-referred restorative justice pilot project is being run at the Auckland, Waitakere, Hamilton and Dunedin District courts please contact the Co-ordinators at each of these courts for further details. Contact numbers for local District court Restorative Justice Co-ordinators: Islay Brown
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