News & Updates | Restorative Engagement Forum

1 January 2025

The Charlotte Calkin One: The power and joy of restorative work

Charlotte Calkin discusses the power and joy of restorative work in this in-depth conversation with GameShift, exploring her experience as one of the UK's leading practitioners in restorative justice and restorative practice.

Restorative Justice: Beyond Boundaries with Charlotte Calkin

15 October 2024

Restorative Justice: Beyond Boundaries with Charlotte Calkin

Charlotte Calkin delves into the transformative potential of restorative tools across diverse sectors and international landscapes, sharing her experience facilitating over 300 restorative justice conferences and circles.

25 April 2023

Hurt Less Live More Podcast - Episode 13

Charlotte Calkin joins Dr Mark Goulston and JJ Stenhouse to discuss the power of restorative justice and how her work can heal hurts perpetrated in all walks of life.

Relationship skills based on restorative practice principles

4 October 2022

Relationship skills based on restorative practice principles

Charlotte Calkin and Dr Lucy Willmott discuss the ReSeT course, which merges restorative practice principles with prison staff-prisoner relationships.

1 September 2022

C2C ReSeT Process Evaluation Report

View and download the C2C ReSeT Process Evaluation Report, documenting the outcomes of the restorative engagement process.

18 July 2022

RJWorld 22

Charlotte Calkin's presentation at RJWorld 2022 on restorative justice practice.

ASTER GRIEVANCE

8 July 2022

ASTER GRIEVANCE

We were holding one of our regular supervision sessions at Aster with the restorative experts in the organisation, during which it transpired that two of the people present, Jack...

POST COVID/LOCKDOWN CIRCLES

8 June 2022

POST COVID/LOCKDOWN CIRCLES

After lockdown, several organisations invited REF to host group meetings to discuss returning to the workplace. The organisations needed for offices to open and this did not sit...

28 May 2022

Catch 22, 22 minute podcast

Restorative justice gives victims the opportunity to be heard and the offender the chance to repair the harm done - all through a supportive, controlled environment.

British Journal of Community Justice

2 August 2021

British Journal of Community Justice

In April 2021 the British Journal for Community Justice ran a special edition on Restorative Justice which included a paper written by Charlotte Calkin on Restorative Practice in...

Dare2Disagree: Difficult Conversations with Charlotte Calkin

15 July 2021

Dare2Disagree: Difficult Conversations with Charlotte Calkin

Charlotte Calkin was asked in 2020 to take part in a podcast called Dare2Disagree. The resulting conversation has inspired many people to get in touch with us and ask for support...

8 April 2020

David's Story in Colombia

I have spent the last year working in Colombia on a very innovative project to rehabilitate ex-young offenders and re-integrate them back into their community. It is based in the...

1 March 2015

The Police and Youth Restorative Engagement Forum - Northamptonshire

A restorative engagement project bringing together police officers and young people in Northamptonshire to improve relationships using theatre games and coaching skills.