Review of the use of restorative justice in family violence cases in the Rotorua district Mark Tisdall, Sam Farmer, Margaret Robinson, Arthur Wells and Ken mcMaster
By: Tisdall, Mark
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Contributor(s): Farmer, Sam | Robinson, Margaret | Wells, Arthur | McMaster, Ken.
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BookPublisher: Wellington, N.Z. : Ministry of Justice, 2007Description: electronic document (131 p.); PDF file: 137 MB; HTML.ISBN: 978-0-478-29055-1.Subject(s): Mana Social Services | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | EVALUATION | INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE | JUSTICE | RESTORATIVE JUSTICE | VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | NEW ZEALAND | FAMILY VIOLENCESummary: Mana Social services is one of the agencies contracted by the Crime Prevention Unit of the Ministry of Justice to deliver restorative justice in cases of domestic violence. Currently there is not a policy in this area for this work and evidence is required to consider the impact, processes, safety and outcomes in this area which will inform the development of policy. The agency has a good reputation for it’s work in restorative justice; a third of referrals to Mana SS from the District Court are in the area of family violence offending. Mana Social Services has already been the subject of an evaluation albeit not focussed on domestic violence. This review specifically focuses upon those cases that are purely family violence in nature.
The three primary aims of this review as specified by the Ministry of Justice was:
What best practice for restorative justice in these cases would entail, i.e. how to ensure high quality processes and outcomes, and client safety and satisfaction; and ...
The skills and attributes needed by practitioners
To investigate the extent to which Mana Social Services address in the restorative justice process the particular family and relationship dynamics that are inherent in cases of family violence. (from the Executive Summary). No longer available online. Contact the Ministry of Justice.
Mana Social services is one of the agencies contracted by the Crime Prevention Unit of the Ministry of Justice to deliver restorative justice in cases of domestic violence. Currently there is not a policy in this area for this work and evidence is required to consider the impact, processes, safety and outcomes in this area which will inform the development of policy. The agency has a good reputation for it’s work in restorative justice; a third of referrals to Mana SS from the District Court are in the area of family violence offending. Mana Social Services has already been the subject of an evaluation albeit not focussed on domestic violence. This review specifically focuses upon those cases that are purely family violence in nature.
The three primary aims of this review as specified by the Ministry of Justice was:
What best practice for restorative justice in these cases would entail, i.e. how to ensure high quality processes and outcomes, and client safety and satisfaction; and ...
The skills and attributes needed by practitioners
To investigate the extent to which Mana Social Services address in the restorative justice process the particular family and relationship dynamics that are inherent in cases of family violence. (from the Executive Summary). No longer available online. Contact the Ministry of Justice.
