{"id":17604,"date":"2024-04-02T17:24:26","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T17:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=17604"},"modified":"2024-04-02T17:24:27","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T17:24:27","slug":"guyanese-trained-as-restorative-justice-practitioners-to-ease-judicial-burdens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/guyanese-trained-as-restorative-justice-practitioners-to-ease-judicial-burdens\/","title":{"rendered":"Guyanese Trained as Restorative Justice Practitioners to Ease Judicial Burdens"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Josiah Williams<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over 20 Guyanese are undergoing training to become Restorative Justice Practitioners, aiming to transform the justice system and alleviate pressures on the criminal justice system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The training, a collaboration between the Attorney General Chambers, the Ministry of Legal Affairs, and the Canadian High Commission, seeks to integrate restorative justice into the judicial system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Attorney General Anil Nandlall emphasizes the potential of restorative justice to significantly reduce the workload of magistrates if fully incorporated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Josiah-RJ-Training-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nandlall reveals that various community leaders, including Toshaos, religious figures, and teachers, have already undergone training. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if not integrated into the judicial system, these individuals will play vital roles at the community level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two-week training equips practitioners with skills to engage victims, perpetrators, and community leaders in restorative justice processes, aiming to find resolutions without resorting to court proceedings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Acting Chancellor of the Judiciary, Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards, stresses the importance of the training, urging participants to take their responsibilities seriously as they will contribute significantly to Guyana&#8217;s justice system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Restorative justice is pursued to address several issues, including prison overpopulation, victim support, reduction of recidivism, and alleviation of costs for the judiciary and police. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Josiah-RJ-Training-2.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It involves consultation between victims, perpetrators, and community members, focusing on resolution rather than imprisonment for non-violent crimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative reflects a broader effort to enhance justice delivery, promote community involvement, and address systemic challenges within the legal system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Josiah Williams Over 20 Guyanese are undergoing training to become Restorative Justice Practitioners, aiming to transform the justice system and alleviate pressures on the criminal justice system. The training,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":17605,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17604"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17604\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17608,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17604\/revisions\/17608"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}