CASE STUDY: ARSON WITH INTENT TO ENDANGER LIFE

On 24th November 2014, Adam, Nick and Karl set fire to black dustbins located outside a block of flats owned by the local council. The fire set alight against a door to one of the flats in the block and destroyed it (see attached photo). As a result of this offence Adam and Nick received a 3 month Youth Caution working with Stockport Youth Offending Service (YOS). Due to Karl being 9 years old at the time of the offence he was referred to Stockport YOS on a Voluntary Support Programme. Continue reading Remedi 20th Anniversary Restorative Case Studies →

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 Studies →

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 Studies →

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 Studies →

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 Studies →

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 Studies →

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 Studies →

As 2016 marks our 20th Anniversary we will be undertaking a number of celebration events and activities. Every month this year we will be tweeting a range of Restorative Case studies from our teams across the UK.  Continue reading Remedi 20th Anniversary Case Studies →

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. As a result of this, Judith thought she would look back through CCTV footage to see where she had misplaced it. Continue reading Remedi 20th Anniversary Case Studies →