Criminal Justice
last updated on: 23rd Nov 2010
Diocesan Contacts
Revd Alison Adams (Co-ordinating Chaplain, HMYOI & RC Glen Parva)
Revd Helen Dearnley (Co-ordinating Chaplain, HMP Leicester)
Links
Church of England webpage on legal and criminal justice
With further useful links
Churches’ Criminal Justice Forum
Network through Churches Together upholding Christian values and promoting awareness
Supporting voluntary organisations working with offenders and their families
Raising awareness, prayer, practical care and values based programmes
Prisons Week 2008 – Worthless or Talented?
Resources:
What can I do – guide to volunteering in the criminal justice system
Believing We Can – Ministry of Justice consultation document promoting the contribution faith-based organisations can make to reducing re-offending
Restorative Justice Consortium website with comprehensive explanation of principles
Rethinking sentencing – papers prior to General Synod debate on justice in 2004
Two useful reads:
Prisons – a study in vulnerability
(0 7151 6584 4 © Archbishops’ Council 1999)
A Place of Redemption
(0 08601 2393 6 © The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales 2004)
Futures Unlocked - the Community Chaplaincy for Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland
An ecumenical and multi-faith local charity supporting ex-prisoners, of all faiths and none, through the prison gate and successfully back into the community, thus breaking the cycle of offending and reducing crime.
Mr Kevin Armstrong (Community Chaplain)
Revd Alison Adams (Chair of Trustees)
Futures Unlocked - Helping People out
Futures Unlocked Newsletter May 2009
Some prisoners’ reflections
Resettlement - An Offenders Point of View
