In order to help the six Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) who signed Why Me’s pledge (including Simon Foster, West Midlands PCC) and all others who were recently elected, they hosted an event for PCCs and their staff to learn … Continue reading →
A report from Why Me? published in May 2021 entitled Valuing Victims: A Review of Police and Crime Commissioners’ Delivery of Restorative Justice 2019/20 states that in the West Midlands 1,402 individuals were supported to access RJ in 2019/2020. West Midlands … Continue reading →
Why me?’s projects, partnership work and unique research has led to findings and recommendations for how the provision of Restorative Justice can be improved. They have built an evidence base which shows the power and potential of Restorative Justice to … Continue reading →
This was originally published by Why me? An All-Party Parliamentary Group on Restorative Justice launched this week, aiming to improve the use of Restorative Justice in the UK. All-Party Parliamentary Groups are informal cross-party groups of MPs, run by Parliamentarians … Continue reading →
Why me?’s Director Lucy Jaffé spoke to the Victims’ Commissioner Dame Vera Baird about how victims have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Continue reading →Why me? are the only national charity campaigning for all victims of crime to have access to Restorative Justice. Many people affected by crime feel sidelined by the criminal justice process. Restorative Justice gives them the chance to ask questions … Continue reading →
Why me? are still accepting referrals as usual. We aren’t in a position to facilitate face to face meetings while social distancing is in operation, but conversations with trained facilitators can still take place over the phone or by video … Continue reading →
Why me? is organising an online forum for the RJ community at 10:00 on Friday 17 April. Subscribe to their newsletter to find out more, although we think the link will be https://zoom.us/j/741132554
Continue reading →Why me? published their first Friday bulletin on 27 March in response to the COVID19 pandemic. They wrote: Restorative providers across the country are facing similar challenges. We hope that this weekly bulletin during the COVID19 crisis can help to give … Continue reading →
On 5 March the Ministry of Justice launched [1] a consultation [2] on the draft [3] of a new Victims Code of Practice which includes references to RJ. The deadline for responses is April 16th. References [1] Launch of consultation … Continue reading →