Webinar: To what extent is restorative justice effective in juvenile delinquency cases?

While most approaches to juvenile justice concentrate on punishing or treating delinquent youth, the restorative justice process seeks to repair the harm by involving the entire community in rehabilitating offenders and holding them accountable for their behaviour.

Many countries' current juvenile justice system relies heavily on costly and harmful incarceration and punitive probation. This punitive approach has poor outcomes, high recidivism, and little victim satisfaction. As an alternative, restorative justice is a flexible, participatory and problem-solving response to criminal behaviour, which can provide a complementary or an alternative path to justice. Indeed, the primary purpose of restorative justice is just that – to restore justice. Within families, schools, communities, organisations, civil society and the State, restorative justice provides peaceful conflict resolution and contributes to cohesive and democratic societies. 

During this session, representatives of the partner cities of the project (Rotterdam, Lisbon, Nice, Stuttgart, Riga and Torino) will share their case study and exchange with the expert Tim Chapman, Chair of the board of the European Forum for Restorative Justice, on the following questions:

• What are the main restorative justice models that may be applied to juvenile delinquency cases? 
• What are the benefits of restorative justice for the judiciary system in juvenile delinquency cases, for adolescents and children as offenders, and for society?
• What are the requirements for a successful operation of restorative justice programmes for juvenile delinquency cases? 

The Icarus Webinar will take place on May 18.

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