The design encompasses 3 axes, 18 objectives and 77 actions through which it aims to reinforce and articulate the work done in the field of restorative justice in recent years and adapt it to the new legal and jurisdictional context.
When six months have passed since the Basque government took responsibility for penitentiary management, this morning the first restorative justice strategy in Euskadica strategy that includes: 3 axes, 18 objectives and 77 actions specific measures aimed at reinforcing and articulating the work done in recent years in the field of Restorative Justice and adapting it to the new legal and jurisdictional context.
The Minister of Equality, Justice and Social Policy, Beatriz Artolazabal, Jaime Tapia, Adviser on Penitentiary Management, and Eugenio Artetxe, Director of Justice responsible for the management of the execution of sentences, took part in the presentation.
As the latter explained, restorative justice, as defined by the Council of Europe, is a process that allows victims and perpetrators actively participate in the resolution of the consequences of the crimewith the help of an independent and qualified third party.
“Remedial justice focuses on recovering from the consequences of the crime, rather than punishment,” emphasized Artetxe, emphasizing that this process “gives the victim an opportunity to express their needs and participate in the way the aggressor repairs the damage. And the aggressor becomes aware of the consequences of the crime and takes responsibility”.
The concept of the strategy encompasses 3 axes through which it aims to promote restorative justice according to common principles, rules and guidelines.
Bee first axis measures and actions are collected with the aim of: improve access to and availability of restorative justice, consolidate existing programs and create new resources. “He speaks of cooperation between services and of these with the rest of the penal system. And of the principle of reparation in penitentiary cases,” explains Artetxe.
The second axis talk about developing minimum quality standards“to instruct criminal system administrators in restorative justice and to set up an external evaluation of the programs.”
And the third axis It refers to cultural change and to promote knowledge among citizens. As emphasized by the Director of Justice, “this axis is intended to make it easier for criminal systems administrators to use recovery skills internally and to extend restorative justice techniques to the community sphere.”
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Source: EITB
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