Dr. Gavrielides, author of the UK MEREPS report and Director of IARS presented the following session points:

• Findings from the European Union funded project Mediation and Restorative Justice in Prison Settings (MEREPS) run by IARS.
• Restorative justice, punishment and imprisonment: how reconcilable are they?
• The picture of restorative justice in the juvenile secure estate.
• Creating and implementing a national restorative justice strategy in the juvenile secure estate.

To see Dr. Gavrielides' forum presentation click here.

The UK MEREPS Report will be launched at a national conference organised by IARS and other leading agencies later in the year. For more information contact Dr. Theo Gavrielides [email protected]