{"id":25784,"date":"2025-01-23T16:30:52","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T16:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=25784"},"modified":"2025-01-23T16:30:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T16:30:53","slug":"restorative-justice-training-focuses-on-reconciliation-and-community-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/restorative-justice-training-focuses-on-reconciliation-and-community-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Restorative Justice Training Focuses on Reconciliation and Community Building"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Kimberly Giddings<\/em><br><em>December 14, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The transformative potential of restorative justice was highlighted during the closing session of a five-day &#8220;Trainer of Trainers&#8221; programme held at the Guyana Police Force\u2019s Officers&#8217; Training Centre. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, described restorative justice as a holistic approach to justice, emphasizing its application beyond legal settings into everyday life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The training aimed to prepare 17 participants to implement restorative justice principles across Guyana. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participants shared their enthusiasm, noting the training&#8217;s value in enhancing their understanding and equipping them to give back to their communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The programme aligns with the government\u2019s push to move away from the traditional adversarial justice system toward a more reconciliation-focused model. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This approach aims to foster healing, accountability, and community unity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Attorney General also announced plans to establish restorative justice offices in every region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These offices will work alongside probation services to handle cases referred by magistrates, ensuring the integration of restorative principles into the justice system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This initiative demonstrates the government\u2019s commitment to building a justice system that prioritizes rehabilitation and second chances over punitive measures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Kimberly GiddingsDecember 14, 2024 The transformative potential of restorative justice was highlighted during the closing session of a five-day &#8220;Trainer of Trainers&#8221; programme held at the Guyana Police Force\u2019s&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":23133,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25784","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=25784"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25784\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25785,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25784\/revisions\/25785"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}