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
RJS4C Ireland publishes briefing for Criminal Justice Strategic Committee, supports forthcoming consultations
In May 2021, the Department of Justice's Criminal Justice Policy group invited RJS4C to contribute their expertise, knowledge, experience and...
RJS4C project extended; Northern Irish consultation response published – May update
May update - RJS4C Project Extended; Northern Irish Consultation Response Published European RJS4C meeting presents international experiences,...
Youth justice strategy published; spotlight on restorative practice case studies – April update
April update - Youth Justice Strategy Published; Spotlight on Restorative Practices Restorative justice in the new Youth Justice Strategy...
New policing case studies published – March update
March 2021 update - New case studies and service profiles published We are pleased to announce the publication of some fantastic new case...
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...
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.
Restorative justice and intimate partner violence – ACJRD Annual Conference, 2019
Dr. Ian Marder (Maynooth University) Callie Zinsmeyer (Restorative Justice Services) This article is adapted from an invited presentation given by...
The Meeting – Review
The Meeting – Review Kate Duffy, Catriona Kenny & Grace Hughes MA in Comparative Criminology and Criminal Justice, Maynooth University The...
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 consistent...
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...
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.