Restorative Inquiry: The Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children

The Nova Scotia Restorative Inquiry into the Home for Coloured Children is the  first public inquiry in the world to take a restorative approach. Nova Scotia agreed to establish a restorative public inquiry designed through a collaborative process involving former residents, the government and members of the African Nova Scotian community, including those connected to the leadership of the Home. Professor Jennifer Llewellyn writes about the Inquiry here: https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/february-2020/restorative-inquiry-offers-new-vision-of-justice-for-african-nova-scotians/

A short series of videos is available here https://restorativeinquiry.ca/video-series.html

Bright Ideas from People, Places and Research: Canberra on the journey to become a Restorative City

As part of the background work to the ACT Law Reform Advisory Council (LRAC) Final Report on Canberra as a Restorative City, a number of interviews were held with those affected by the two systems being considered by LRAC: child protection and Public Housing disputes. Written submissions were also received. LRAC’s Executive Officer, Fiona Tito Wheatland, held face-to-face consultations with organisations and groups, and conducted secondary research on data in Government publications, locally, nationally and internationally. The Evidence Paper entitled Bright Ideas from People, Places and Research provided a comprehensive record of the journey and knowledge to date. The Evidence Paper reflects “bright Ideas” gathered in the course of the research and the views and experiences shared by those who participated. Bright Ideas was released in November 2019.

Here is Bright Ideas for your information and reference.