More than 400 Justices of the Peace (JPs) across the island participated in a virtual sensitisation discussion on Child Abuse in Jamaica, on July 15. It was hosted by the...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says the Government is seeking to partner with private-sector entities to construct a new Parish Court building in St. Ann. The Minister was addressing...

The Dispute Resolution Foundation (DRF) is encouraging professionals with backgrounds in the behavioural sciences, to volunteer for the School Suspension Intervention Programme (SSIP). The programme aims to equip youth, including...

Justice Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says the Government plans to increase to 20 the number of Restorative Justice Centres established across the island. Addressing the virtual launch of the Restorative...

The Restorative Justice Unit (RJU) in the Ministry of Justice is training more restorative justice (RJ) facilitators as part of efforts to strengthen the delivery of RJ services to Jamaicans....

Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) have been receptive to the efforts of the Restorative Justice Unit (RJU) towards raising awareness of the practices of restorative justice (RJ). Ongoing...

The Justice Ministry’s Restorative Justice Unit (RJU) has recorded an increase in self-referrals to restorative justice (RJ) intervention. “With COVID, we’ve seen an increase in situations where there are self-referrals....

The Restorative Justice Unit (RJU) of the Ministry of Justice sensitised more Jamaicans on RJ practices than projected in 2020. Restorative justice, which is a form of alternative dispute resolution...