The Government remains committed to providing resources and support for the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) strategic development, in a bid to further strengthen the rule of law. This is in keeping with the findings of a 2018 study, commissioned by the Ministry of National Security as the Administration seeks to further advance the capacity building thrust for JCF, and further...

Restorative Justice is regarded as effective in reducing likelihood of offences being recommitted. This is according to Coordinator of the Restorative Justice Unit in the Ministry of Justice, Dr. Kahilah Whyte. “What is happening now is that we have instances where offenders are becoming Restorative Justice Volunteers [and] are now helping individuals to heal and go about their lives,” she...

Over 24,000 persons have been sensitized about the Restorative Justice process since phase three of the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP III) commenced in 2014. The impact of the peace-building tool was revealed by CSJP III Communications/Social Marketing Specialist, Patrice Tomlinson-Nephew, during the 10th Restorative Justice Conference in Kingston on February 8. “Our work in communities over the past...

The Ministry of Justice plans to train members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), among other key stakeholders, in child diversion practices. Senior Director for Corporate Services in the Ministry, Sandra Graham, told JIS News, that Deans of Disciplines and Guidance Counsellors in schools are also being targetted for training, citing them as pivotal partners in the broader restorative justice...

The Government is looking to further build out the Jamaica Defence Force’s (JDF) new Maritime, Air and Cyber Command Unit. National Security Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, said over US$36 million has already been spent to acquire state-of-the-art aircraft for the Division. A Beechcraft King Air 350 WR maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) and two Bell 429 helicopters, were commissioned into...

The Government is looking to train approximately 3,000 school administrators islandwide in restorative justice practices. Coordinator of the Restorative Justice Unit in the Ministry of Justice, Dr. Kahilah Whyte, said the goal is to train at least three individuals at every institution, “[in] roughly 1,000 schools”. She was speaking with JIS News following the Ministry’s Restorative Justice Youth Town Hall...

Restorative Justice is regarded as effective in reducing likelihood of offences being recommitted. This is according to Coordinator of the Restorative Justice Unit in the Ministry of Justice, Dr. Kahilah Whyte. “What is happening now is that we have instances where offenders are becoming Restorative Justice Volunteers [and] are now helping individuals to heal and go about their lives,” she...