We'd like to thank everyone who attended our #CommunityJustice Partnerships Meeting today, whether in-person or online. 🙌 A day of important discussion; looking both backwards and forwards at how we work together to create a safer, fairer Scotland. #CommunityFirst

Thanks to Karyn McCluskey for supporting our new strategic plan, 'Taking a Public Health Approach to Homelessness Prevention' last week at The University of Edinburgh. Read her column in the Scotsman on how the housing crisis connects to crime rates here: buff.ly/3JHrPcJ

In #RestorativeJustice everyone’s voice should be listened to. Check out the brilliant work of our colleagues at CYCJ Scotland on what kids under 12 think of RJ and what justice means to them.

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'Our ultimate outcome in #communityjustice is to reduce reoffending, much of which relies on connections in the community... a job, medical and psychological care'Karyn McCluskey on the impact of the housing crisis for people leaving prison⬇️ The Scotsman
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Another brilliant project Fife Council Justice Social Work! An important building brought back to life for the community in Templehall Kirkcaldy. Highlighted in our latest Community Payback Order (CPO) summary report. 🙌⬇️ #CommunityFirst

More fantastic work completed by unpaid work teams in #Clackmannanshire ! Thanks @clackscouncil for sharing what can be achieved with a #CommunityFirst approach. 🙌

'Not being allowed out at certain times is very restrictive and it also something that is very easy to breach, unwittingly.' Read Part 1 of Jim Watson's blog about his experiences of wearing an #electronictag ⬇️ communityjustice.scot/blogs/what-its… #CommunityFirst

Congratulations to Why me? for the brilliant billboard campaign raising public awareness of Restorative Justice across the country and its power to transform lives. Here’s one spotted in Glasgow!
You can find the rest on this map: why-me.org/2024/have-you-…
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'It’s like drama therapy for people who usually have no interest in drama or therapy... the objective of the work is to reduce offending and alcohol and drug deaths.' Life-changing work Creative Change Collective in The Daily Record this week! #CommunityFirstFriday 🎉
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🖋️ New blog! Read part 1 of Jim Watson's guest blogs reflecting on his experiences of wearing an #electronictag : 'The tag allowed for a restoration of family ties. I was able to... start to live my life again with some sense of personal agency.' ⬇️
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“There is quite a big body of evidence out there about what works, we just need to decide whether we’re going to follow it or not now.” CJS' Karyn McCluskey & Gemma Fraser are quoted in 1919 Magazine about ScotGov Justice's review into #CommunityFirst sentencing options ⬇️

A brilliant example of a practical and beautiful space delivered for communities in Highland Community Justice Partnership The Highland Council by community payback teams!

'Believe in the power of small actions' Incredible Edible

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Community Payback Order: Summary of Local Authority Annual Reports 2022-23 now published by CommunityJusticeScot with many interesting practice examples to help illustrate the positive impacts these orders can have for communities and those undertaking them
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