Election 2017 - Party Policies - Justice, Law and Order - Restorative Justice
27th May 17, 9:22am
by
Restorative Justice
Click here to return to the policy homepage.
Not yet available on their website.
- Increase funding and support for restorative justice approaches throughout the criminal justice system, in a variety of cultural and geographical settings, including after sentencing, particularly in prisons.
- Adequately fund victim support services to pay for victims to attend restorative justice processes.
- Monitor and evaluate processes to ensure that restorative justice processes are truly fair and inclusive, and to ensure outcomes are effectively achieved.
- Extend a solutions-focused approach (similar to that of the Youth Drug Court which has cut re-offending by addressing substance addiction rather than simply punishing) to other areas of the justice system and in particular youth and criminal areas.
- Facilitate on-going dialogue about restorative justice policies between government, community organisations and other affected stakeholders.
- Read more here.
- Invest in evidence-based interventions that reduce re-offending, including rolling out the alcohol and drug courts nationwide, and investing in alcohol and drug treatment, mental health services, other therapeutic courts, and restorative justice.
- Read more here.
- Support other culturally relevant approaches to prison and crime rates that address violence in all its forms, reoffending and recidivism and create a communityled fund for initiatives that focus on prevention of social harm.
- Empower communities to reduce social harm and criminalisation by introducing a suite of housing and hauora policies and initiatives that support community led, whānaucentred approaches.
- Introduce therapeuticbased treatment and courts that invest in long-term reintegration and rehabilitation post-release.
- Invest in more adequate social and community housing for offenders with links to access to appropriate community mental health services and support.
- Expand the Passports to Life initiative to all paroled offenders and prisoners on probation to support them to get a driver’s licence, identification, bank account and curriculum vitae.
- Read more here.
Not yet available on their website.
- Better co-ordinate, and fund the delivery of state-funded and privately funded victim support services.
- Read more here.
- Prioritise and expand restorative justice programmes as a priority response.
- Support and invest in community led initiatives that focus on preventing harm including Maori-led programmes.
- Read more here.
 |
 |
 |
 |
We welcome your comments below. If you are not already registered, please register to comment.
Remember we welcome robust, respectful and insightful debate. We don't welcome abusive or defamatory comments and will de-register those repeatedly making such comments. Our current comment policy is here.