Exploring Restorative Justice in Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Cases

Conference

Wednesday 18th November 2015

9:30 am to 4:30 pm

Unipart Centre, Garsington Road, Oxford, OX4 2PG

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

  • To elicit discussion on the use of Restorative Justice in Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence cases
  • To understand Restorative Justice and when it can be applied to cases of Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence
  • To share good practice and inform processes to ensure the short and long term physical and emotional safety of the survivors
  • Enable partnership working
  • Enhance practitioners working practice
  • Provide educational value for both disciplines
  • To dispel myths
  • To hear the latest research in this field

CONFERENCE FEES

Voluntary sector/students£35

Statutory/private sector£50

Please complete and return one booking form per delegate to:

Liz Jones, 3rd Floor, St Aldates Chamber, St Aldates, Oxford, OX1 1DS

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Tel: 07766 785396

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

  • All bookings will be confirmed once payment has been received. Please do not attend without having received a booking confirmation as you will not be permitted entry.
  • Cancellations before 1st November 2015 will be refunded, less a £20 administration fee. No money will be refunded if the booking is cancelled after this date or the delegate fails to attend.

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Conference Agenda

09:45 – 10:00 / Welcome, Housekeeping and Introduction / Karen Diver (Chair) – Oxfordshire Domestic Abuse Service
Anthony Stansfeld – Thames Valley Police & Crime Commissioner
10:00 – 10:30 / What Restorative Justice looks like when we get it right and the benefits for domestic abuse & sexual violence cases / Pete Wallis – Oxfordshire Youth Offending Service
10:30 – 11:00 / Is Restorative Justice an appropriate intervention for domestic abuse cases / Liz Jones – Oxford City Council
11:00 – 11:30 / Is Restorative Justice possible in cases of sexual violence / Professor Clare McGlynn & Dr Nicole Westmarland – Durham University
11:30 – 11:45 / Break
11:45 – 12:15 / National View / TBC
12:15 – 12:45 / The Public and Survivors views of the use of Restorative Justice in sexual violence cases / Dr. Nadia Wager– University of Bedfordshire
12:45 – 13:15 / Restoring the Balance – pilot report / Geoff Emerson– Thames Valley Partnership
13:15 – 14:00 / Lunch
14:00 – 14:30 / Survivors personal accounts of their experience of Restorative Justice - / Anonymous
14:30 – 15:15 / Table discussions – Should We, Could We, Why Wouldn’t We / Facilitator
15:15 – 15:30 / Break
15:30 – 15:50 / Feedback from discussions and ways forward / Facilitator
15:50 – 16:20 / Restorative Justice and adolescents with sexually harmful behaviour / Vince Mercer –Aim Project
16:20 – 16:30 / Questions and Close / Karen Diver -Oxfordshire Domestic Abuse Service