Why Me? http://www.why-me.org Working for Restorative Justice Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:43:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Courageous Dave and Pat Rogers on This Morning ITV http://www.why-me.org/2012/courageous-dave-and-pat-rogers-on-this-morning-itv/ http://www.why-me.org/2012/courageous-dave-and-pat-rogers-on-this-morning-itv/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:42:16 +0000 lucy http://www.why-me.org/?p=478 On February 14th 2012, Dave and Pat Rogers spoke about their son, Adam, and how Dave went on to meet the person who killed him in a Restorative Justice conference. Their moving account of how they picked themselves up and set up their own charity to make young people aware of the consequences of their crime was gripping television on the This Morning programme on ITV. Their charity is called Every Action has its Consequences.

]]> http://www.why-me.org/2012/courageous-dave-and-pat-rogers-on-this-morning-itv/feed/ 0 Why me? comments on Sun newspaper story http://www.why-me.org/2012/why-me-comments-on-sun-newspaper-story/ http://www.why-me.org/2012/why-me-comments-on-sun-newspaper-story/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:09:15 +0000 sarah http://www.why-me.org/new/?p=367 Grandad who killed intruder, wants to say sorry to parents. Why me? commented that there are never winners but the harm can be reduced through restorative justice. See the front page story in The Sun newspaper.

]]> http://www.why-me.org/2012/why-me-comments-on-sun-newspaper-story/feed/ 0 Radio 4 Any Questions http://www.why-me.org/2011/any-questions-addresses-restorative-justice/ http://www.why-me.org/2011/any-questions-addresses-restorative-justice/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:59:30 +0000 lucy http://www.kingjason.co.uk/whyme/?p=192 December 9th 2011 Sir Charles Pollard tackled the question of restorative justice for serious offences. He adeptly steered the conversation away from ‘a life for a life’ to considering the more complex application of justice through bringing the victim and offender together. Listen to Any Questions on Radio Four.

]]> http://www.why-me.org/2011/any-questions-addresses-restorative-justice/feed/ 0 Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill http://www.why-me.org/2011/legal-aid-sentencing-and-punishment-of-offenders-bill/ http://www.why-me.org/2011/legal-aid-sentencing-and-punishment-of-offenders-bill/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:01:15 +0000 lucy http://www.kingjason.co.uk/whyme/?p=1 We lobbied the Joint select committee on Human Rights to review victims rights in relation to restorative justice and the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill. Results not yet forthcoming!

The Bill is in the House of Lords now and will be considered by committee over the next few months before being discussed by the Lords.

This joint restorative justice amendment was put down by the Prison Reform Trust and the Restorative Justice Council was considered and rejected at Committee stage and at Third Reading in the House of Commons

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]]> http://www.why-me.org/2011/new-trustees/feed/ 0 The Esmee Fairbairn Foundation have granted us funds http://www.why-me.org/2011/esmee-fairbairn-foundation-granted-funds/ http://www.why-me.org/2011/esmee-fairbairn-foundation-granted-funds/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:28:05 +0000 jason http://www.kingjason.co.uk/whyme/?p=134 The Esmee Fairbairn Foundation have granted Why me? funds to publicise restorative justice conferences and report on them.

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