1. Restorative Interventions and Desistance Strategies
-an evolving synergy to reduce offending

2. Some definitions before we proceed
Restorative Justice
Desistance
Restorative Justice brings those harmed by crime or conflict and those responsible for the harm into communication, enabling everyone affected by a particular incident to play a part in repairing the harm and finding a positive way forward.
In the field of criminology, desistance is generally defined as the cessation of offending or other anti social behaviour i.e. behaviour change

3. Four Desistance Strategies – The Cornmarket Project
1. Individualising support using the SOC and COAIM system
2. Developing self-efficacy and confidence to change
3. The power of narrative, utilising the OARS strategies of MI
4. Building and sustaining hope – coproducing desistance

4. Promoting desistance and the ‘spirit’ of this approach, some prerequisites:
The relationship between worker and client: The relationship between the client and worker is seen as pivotal in promoting or hindering desistance. McNeill 2002, described optimism, trust and loyalty as being essential to effective working relationships
The use of a Motivational Interviewing approach: ‘People are more likely to be persuaded by what they say themselves than what we tell them to do’ - MI 3rd Edition

5. Individualising support using the Stages of Change Model
SET BACK or RELAPSE
PRECONTEMPLATION
MAINTENANCE
CONTEMPLATION
ACTION
PREPARATION

6. Offending Behaviour
Accommodation
Pro-Social Activities
Anger and Emotion Management
Attitudes and Cognitive Style
Drug and Alcohol Misuse
Lifestyle and Associates
Relationships and Family Issues
Training and Employability
Financial Issues and Debt
Using the ten target areas of the Change Outcome and Impact Measuring (COAIM) system
The pioneering restorative justice scholar Bazemore wrote: ‘Johnny was not ‘rehabilitated because he……gained some new insights from counselling, but because an employer, his partner, his family and other adults eventually provided him with a job, familily ties, and a network of support’
- with acknowledgement to Shadd Maruna

7. Developing Self-Efficacy)
Belief in the possibility of change is an important motivator
The client is responsible for choosing and carrying out personal change

8. Ordering Warning Threatening Arguing Lecturing Criticising Ridiculing
Developing the ‘narrative’ - avoiding the ‘Roadblocks to Change’
Ordering
Warning
Threatening
Arguing
Lecturing
Criticising
Ridiculing

9. The power of ‘Narrative’ - Using the ‘OARS’ strategies
“among the key challenges that desisting individuals face is to ‘make sense’ of their change in behavior with a convincing story (Maruna, S, 2001)
Open Ended Questions
Affirmation
Reflective Listening
Summary A O R S
Co-producing Desistance: Social Enterprise/Social Cooperatives
RePAIR (Restorative Practice and Inhibiting Recidivism) RJ Pilot Wexford

11. VaLues and Principles
Response to crime should repair as much as possible the harm caused
Offenders should take responsibility for behaviour
Information to allow an informed decision on part of Victim
RJ complements existing sanctions/interventions
Used when appropriate for both parties
Best delivered in partnership with other agencies and the community

12. Restorative Justice in Practice

13. https://youtu.be/SHm-T4bbFpM
Case Enactment- Link

14. Bespoke Models Our Solutions….Their Salvation?
Democratic Professionalism
Societal Awareness
Shared Creativity

15. Two sides of the same coin….
Individualistic Lens
Doing with…….Agent of Change
Power of the Story
Self Actualisation/Role Model/Carer
Redemption