Volunteers > Community Panels

Youth Offender Panels are influenced by restorative justice (RJ).  Volunteer community panel members chair a meeting where the young person who has committed an offence, their parent/carer, community panel members and sometimes the victim of the offence discuss the impact of the offence on the victim.  The young person is encouraged to take responsibility for their actions, undertake some reparation to make amends for the offence and agree a contract to address offending behaviour, other issues the young person may face, and assist the young person to re-integrate into the community.

See our new section detailing what and where reparation work takes place in the city.

Volunteers receive full training and are required to commit around 2 hours per week.  Due to the length of the training, volunteers are required to make a commitment to volunteering for a minimum of 1 year.

For more information contact Judith Mentz on 0114 228 8555