A glimpse into the range of freely available educational materials on restorative justice
UNODC University Module Series: Module 8, Restorative Justice.
‘Developed under UNODC’s Education for Justice (E4J) initiative, a component of the Global Programme for the Implementation of the Doha Declaration, this Module forms part of the E4J University Module Series on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and is accompanied by a Teaching Guide. The full range of E4J materials includes university modules on integrity and ethics, anti-corruption, organized crime, trafficking in persons / smuggling of migrants, firearms, cybercrime, wildlife, forest and fisheries crime, counter-terrorism as well as crime prevention and criminal justice. All E4J university modules provide suggestions for in-class exercises, student assessments, slides, and other teaching tools that lecturers can adapt to their contexts, and integrate into existing university courses and programmes. The Module provides an outline for a three-hour class, but can be used for shorter or longer sessions’.
UNODC (2020) UNODC Handbook on RJ Programmes, second edition, Criminal Justice
‘This Second Edition of the Handbook on Restorative Justice Programmes has been developed for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) by Yvon Dandurand, Fellow and Senior Associate at the International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy, and Annette Vogt, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of the Fraser Valley, Canada, in close collaboration with Jee Aei (Jamie) Lee, Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer at UNODC‘
Lindsey Pointer & Kathleen McGoey (2021) Restorative Teaching Tools (Website).
‘Based on the approach to training introduced in The Little Book of Restorative Teaching Tools, this workshop prepares participants to be leaders of Restorative Practices implementation in their communities. Participants come away equipped with a large range of games and activities to bring back to their communities and ready to design their own activities based on the needs of their learners.‘
Restorative Justice For All International Institute
‘Restorative Justice for All (RJ4All) is a charitable, user-led international institute that was set up in 2013 by Theo Gavrielides with a mission to address poverty and advance community cohesion and human rights.‘
European Forum For Restorative Justice (Publications/Documents)
‘The European Forum for Restorative Justice (EFRJ) is an international network organisation connecting members active in the field of restorative justice as practitioners, academics and policy makers throughout Europe and beyond. We promote research, policy and practice development so that every person may have access to high quality restorative justice services, at any time and in any case. Our main focus is on the application of restorative justice to criminal matters but other areas, such as family, school and community mediation, are not excluded.’
Restorative Justice Council Practitioners Handbook
This is the Restorative Justice Council (RJC) Practitioners Handbook. ‘The RJC is the independent third sector membership body for the field of restorative practice. It provides quality assurance and a national voice advocating the widespread use of all forms of restorative practice, including restorative justice. The RJC’s vision is of a restorative society where everyone has access to safe, high quality restorative practice wherever and whenever it is needed. This handbook has been developed specifically for our practitioner members to help support them in the delivery of high quality restorative services and the development of their professional practice.
Designing and Implementing Restorative Justice in Scotland 2020 Toolkit
‘The development of the toolkit has been a collaborative effort, particularly through the University of Edinburgh and the Restorative Justice Forum (Scotland). The University of Edinburgh provided funding to employ Rania Hamad to collate this document. Professor Joanna Shapland of the University of Sheffield and Chair of the Restorative Justice Forum (Scotland) made significant contributions.‘
Government of Canada – Public Safety (2008) A little Manual of Restorative Justice
‘The people who have been asked to contribute to this little manual on restorative justice have all been involved for many years in the restorative justice movement in Canada and abroad. The little manual wants to put into your hands a basic training tool. The themes addressed in the various modules are themes that the writers\practitioners have found useful in seeking to educate communities about restorative justice and engage citizens in a deeper reflection about the criminal justice system. Some of the modules are brief and seek only to draw attention to a few key elements and leave you with questions for discussion. Some others are lengthier and seek to provide you with food for thought. Depending on the length of the educational sessions, all of the modules may not be covered. It is estimated that proper coverage of all modules, allowing time for significant input from participants, would take at least three full days. Ideally, we recommend spreading it over a week. The modules could also be presented on a weekly basis depending on the availability of the audience. If the manual leads you to reflect more deeply with others on the potential and complexity of restorative justice and to want to learn more about how it can provide a meaningful way of transforming justice, it would have fulfilled its goal.’