Community
Reparation – Restorative Work in Sheffield
Sheffield Youth Offending Service, in partnership with local
voluntary organisation
Remedi (Restorative Justice and Mediation Service), provide
the city with a Community Reparation Programme that will have a
lasting positive impact on Sheffield
Reparation is an important part of the work the youth offending
service do with a young person and plays a leading role in their
rehabilitation process.
Supervision and Health & Safety
A group of trained supervisor’s provide a positive role model
for the young people and ensure that Health and Safety and risk
assessments are carried out for all the placements we use.
Throughout the city we have over 40
community reparation placements varying from luncheon clubs
to conservation work – libraries to farm work (right).
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These placements
include partnership working with community groups, charities,
other local authority departments and not for profit
organisations. (See the map of Sheffield
for further information on placements in your community assembly
area)
"Reparation
is a great example of how Sheffield Youth Offending Service
is committed to ensuring young people make amends for their
actions, direct to the people and the communities their
offence has affected. A lot of work we do with young
people goes unseen by the general public but reparation is
different – it is young people out in the community making a
positive impact on areas affected by crime."
Andy Peaden, Senior Manager, Sheffield Youth Offending
Service |
Benefits of
reparation
- Reparation benefits the
victim and/or the local community and can provide
reassurance as to the young person’s future offending
behaviour.
- Where possible, (and if
desired by the victim) reparation should provide a direct
service to the victim to repair the harm caused by the
offence. Reparation should also wherever possible, be
tailored to the needs of the individual case and the
victim’s wishes.
"Action
for Stannington is exactly the kind of grassroots
initiative which is proving to be really effective in
keeping young people out of trouble. This sort of
initiative is often more effective than top down
government targets and announcements because local
people themselves are in charge I was delighted to have
the chance to see for myself the excellent work being
done."
Nick Clegg
MP, Liberal Democrat Leader -
Action for Stannington (reparation placement) |
Click on the
map to see Reparation Placements in your area
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