South Canterbury restorative justice programme in demandMYTCHALL BRANSGROVE/FAIRFAX NZThe number of cases referred to South Canterbury's restorative justice programme, Project Turnaround, is higher than ever but the number of those making it to the end of the process has dropped. The Timaru District Council-led Project Turnaround has been contracted to deliver restorative justice in South Canterbury since 1996. READ MORE:* Judge slams restorative justice* Restorative justice increase gratuitous* Restorative justice little useReferrals for the year to July were yet to be audited, but figures released by the Ministry of Justice show the number of referrals had also increased by 27 per cent between 2014 and 2015. Wood said despite the increased workload, the project "continues to deliver a high quality of restorative justice services". The project had five restorative justice facilitators and was training a sixth, she said.

Source: Stuff August 11, 2016 03:56 UTC