Welcome!
Restorative Justice: Strategies for Change (RJS4C) aims to support the development of restorative justice across Europe. In ten countries, a core group of four persons – the ‘Core Members’ – are collaborating with local policymakers, practitioners, researchers, activists and other interested parties – the ‘Stakeholder Group’ – to co-create national strategies to guide their work.
This website hosts the work of the Irish partners. Focusing on the criminal justice system, we collected case studies illustrating the use of restorative justice and restorative practices, and conducted a mapping exercise on the training and use of restorative justice. We also published other resources to help increase knowledge of restorative justice and practices in Ireland, and support the development of services, policies and practices in this area.
This research and website are funded by the Department of Justice.
Restorative Justice:
Strategies for Change – Ireland
Restorative Justice: Strategies for Change Ireland launches new website
We are delighted to launch the new website of Restorative Justice: Strategies for Change (RJS4C) Ireland. RJS4C is a cross-European project...
Department of Justice and RJS4C organise webinar marking International Restorative Justice Week 2020
Department of Justice and RJS4C organise webinar marking International Restorative Justice Week On Thursday November 19th 2020, Restorative Justice:...
RJS4C Ireland collaborate with Irish Prison Service on workshop for HQ staff
RJS4C Ireland collaborate with Irish Prison Service on workshop for HQ staff On the afternoon of 13th October 2020, Dr. Ian Marder (Core Member,...
Socially-distanced restorative practices day held at IPS College
On 31st August 2020, Restorative Justice: Strategies for Change Irish Core Members collaborated with Irish Prison Service College (IPSC) tutors to...
Restorative Justice: Strategies for Change receives grant from Department of Justice and Equality
In July 2020, the Restorative Justice: Strategies for Change Irish Core Members were successful in obtaining a small grant from the Department of...
Case Studies
Service Map
With funding from the Department of Justice, RJS4C Ireland is map the training and use of restorative justice and restorative practices in Irish criminal justice.
You can see our initial findings here; please contact us if you have any further information for us to include.
Making room for restorative practice and restoring ourselves during the pandemic
Making room for restorative practice and restoring ourselves during the pandemic Joe Power Limerick Restorative Practices Project Wherever your...
The Need for Standards in Restorative Justice
Dr. Kieran O'Dwyer Independent Trainer and Facilitator Core Member, RJS4C Ireland Few would dispute that standards are required to ensure...
Let us not forget victim-initiated restorative justice or cases involving sexual crime
Dr. Marie Keenan Associate Professor, University College Dublin marie.keenan@ucd.ie I welcome the launch of the Restorative Justice: Strategies for...
Personal observations on the first tranche of Irish restorative justice case studies
Tim Chapman Chair, European Forum for Restorative Justice Core Member, Restorative Justice: Strategies for Change Following several calls and direct...
Probation Service – Restorative Justice and Victim Services Unit
Ursula Fernée, Restorative Justice and Victim Services Unit Core Member, Restorative Justice: Strategies for Change The Probation Service has...
Our Strategy
In June 2019, RJS4C Ireland published its national strategy to develop restorative justice in Ireland.
Resources
On our Resources pages, you can find a wide range of information, including links to Irish laws, strategies and policies, summaries of research, and videos, podcasts, news stories and other multimedia resources on restorative justice in Ireland and elsewhere in the world.
Please let us know if there is anything else that you would like us to include in these pages, or any research that you would like us to summarise.