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Deferred Sentence

 

At the end of the period of deferment and before sentence, the Court would receive a report on the restorative justice process and its outcomes, and would take this into consideration, along with other factors, in determining the sentence.

 

Whilst there have been several test cases, no agency in Scotland has yet been funded to deliver a service using this approach.  However, cases can be referred to Sacro's Restorative Justice (Adult) Services on a pro rata basis.

Documents and Links

Case Study

Restorative Justice Developments in New Zealand
Fact Sheet (NZ Ministry of Justice, 2006)

A Survey of 10 Years of New Zealand Court Cases on Restorative Justice
(Judge Stan Thorburn, 2006)

New Zealand Court-Referred Restorative Justice Pilot
(The NZ Ministry of Justice) May 2005

New Zealand - Court- Referred Restorative Justice

Implementing restorative justice schemes (Crime Reduction Programme) : a report on the first year (PDF 565kB) Home Office (UK) online report, 2004

Recommendation No. R (99) 19 Of The Committee Of Ministers To Member States Concerning Mediation In Penal Matters (adopted 15 September 1999)

Council Of The European Union, Framework Decision of 15 March 2001 on the standing of victims in criminal proceedings (see Article 10)
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