Background
After Paula’s garage was targeted twice for a burglary Paula felt as though she had been left with some emotional worries, and fears of safety. After being targeted twice she felt that the offences may be linked and after the offenders prison sentence she me be targeted for a revenge offence. Continue reading Remedi 20th Anniversary Case Study 10
Shop theft
Background
After relapsing on a drug treatment course John had fallen into his old habits of shop lifting in order to feed his drug habit. He states he was ‘angry at the world’ for letting himself down and whilst being apprehended by a security guard for taking some of the stores goods he just “lost it” and threw the security guard into a cupboard causing some damage and distress to the security guard and other shop staff. Continue reading Remedi 20th Anniversary Case Study 9
Background to case:
The offender broke into a church and stole a donations jar, also causing damage to the door and gate which resulted in expensive repairs. Continue reading Remedi 20th Anniversary Case Study 8
Racially aggravated harassment or cause for alarm
Background to case:
The victim was working in a shop where she was the supervisor. On an evening shift a semi-regular customer attended and asked for a product that they did not have for sale. After repeating himself a few times the offender became agitated and took out his frustrations on the victim through racially aggravated verbal abuse. Continue reading Remedi 20th Anniversary Case Study 7
ASSAULT
Background
The victim, John an off duty Police Officer, was in a takeaway restaurant with his girlfriend following a night out. Just as their food was arriving two separate groups of males, including Dave (the offender), entered the takeaway and began shouting insults at one another. The insults quickly turned to violence and the two groups began fighting. Continue reading Remedi 20th Anniversary Case Study 6
Manslaughter Case
Background
In 2009 the offender, Dave, was in a takeaway restaurant when he became involved in a dispute with Phil. Dave punched Phil in the head and knocked him unconscious. Phil never regained consciousness and died later that night. Continue reading Remedi 20th Anniversary Case Study 5
Offence Type: Assault
Description of the Offence
The security guard of a local supermarket, Thomas Smith, was working at the front desk of the store when a male and female customer told him that they were being followed by somebody who was in the car park. Thomas adjusted the security cameras to see what was going on and his attention was drawn to a male jumping up and down on a car and kicking it. Continue reading Remedi 20th Anniversary Case Study 4
Offence Type: Burglary
Description of the Offence
The burglary took place at around 8am, Judith was in the bath and had loud music on, her husband was out and her son was asleep, upstairs in bed. Judith said that she did not notice that anybody had been in the house until a couple of days later when she needed her purse as they were going out for the day and she could not find it or think where she had left it. Judiths’ first thoughts were to ring the local supermarket and see if anybody had handed her purse in if she had dropped it however nobody had. Continue reading Remedi 20th Anniversary Case Study 3
Background to Case:
This case was referred to us by the city Youth Offending Team regarding the burglary of a local couple, Susan and Stephen. The offence was committed by three offenders; two of whom were young offenders and one who was an adult offender, Kyle, 18. The YOT caseworker had already conducted RJ with the two young offenders but was unable to conduct it with Kyle as he was technically ‘out of her remit’. We decided to work this case jointly. Continue reading Remedi 20th Anniversary Restorative Case Studies
Offence Type: Burglary
Description of the Offence:
The Offender burgled a Multi Occupancy House stealing numerous items belonging to 4 victims Continue reading Remedi 20th Anniversary Case Study 1
