Restorative Justice can help us keep our balance to distinguish between the living people who were hurtful and the internalized ones who are now part of our neurobiology.
Those who harmed us may never change, but once they become part of us, they seem to partake in our impulse towards healing.
Why VOIL?
The VOIL Agency's vision is a future in which restorative justice is the normal response to crime. For this to take place, there will need to be changes in perspectives, policies and practices. The Centre is active in all three areas.
CHANGING PERSPECTIVES ABOUT JUSTICE
While growing numbers of people support restorative justice, many more either have not heard of it or question its appropriateness because of assumptions they have about the meaning of justice. This is true of professionals and policymakers in the criminal justice system and of pastors and parishioners in church pews. We provide a number of ways to help them explore restorative justice as an alternative perspective on justice in the aftermath of crime.
CHANGING JUSTICE SYSTEM POLICIES
Perspectives help shape criminal justice policies. Policies are reflected in laws and regulations adopted by the government. For restorative justice to be the normal way of responding to crime, criminal justice policy impediments must be removed and new policies implemented to encourage its use. We engage in reform projects to incorporate restorative policies in justice systems.
CHANGING HOW VICTIMS AND OFFENDERS ARE TREATED
Policies provide structure. Programs reflecting those policies complete creation of a restorative response to crime. Programs put hands and feet to restorative policies. Our programs provide victims with support in the aftermath of crime, create in-prison communities of restoration for offenders, and bring victims and offenders together in conversation about crime and justice.
The VOIL-Consultant Firm for Justice & Reconciliation is a program of Victim & Offender Intermediary Firm. Its mission is to develop and promote restorative justice in criminal justice systems around the world.
Our Mission
1. To preserve the integrity of the family unit and to support the health and wellbeing of our clients and their families.
2. To help individuals and families to, proactively, plan for their future.
3. To create tailored settlement solutions, which recognize the unique needs of your family.
4. To provide exemplary customer service. One of the most common criticisms of lawyers is their failure to respond to the needs of clients in a timely fashion.
5. To empower our clients through legal education. Our primary objective is to provide clients with the information and advice necessary to make a well-informed decisions.
6. To provide clientele with access to a wide range of professionals, including counsellors, psychologists and financial planners/advisors.
WHAT WE DO
We are a non-profit organization, our goals are to provide
training in classroom social & emotional competencies, trauma support,
youth/adult advocacy, youth panel and circle
practices through an interactive proven curriculum.
This can repair harm and build school community relationships, ensure youth/adult
accountability, increase school safety, and decrease school suspensions/expulsions.
The VOIL is an organization that cultivates positive school climate and culture, hold students accountable for their actions
and provide teachers a multi-tier system of support that focuses on "collaborative power" vs "power over".
The VOIL also provides a "youth driven, youth lead" school conference model full of positive activities, workshops, speakers and much more that invest in our youth. We are the village to raise our youth and dismantle school to prison pipeline by supporting social emotional behaviors.
Ikramul Hoque
FOUNDER/ CEO
ikramul@consultant.com
No comments:
Post a Comment