A Restorative Justice Pathway to Addressing Hurdles Constraining Social Workers Substantive Participation in Implementing the Pre-Trial Diversion Programme in Zimbabwe

Authors

James Dominic Shalom Sithole

Keywords:

Restorative Justice, Methodology , Restorative Juvenile

Synopsis

The study aimed at establishing a pathway to addressing the hurdles  constraining social workers‘ effective and substantive participation in  implementing the Pre-Trial Diversion Programme with particular focus  on St Marys, Chitungwiza. The key objectives of the study were firstly,  to explore the nature of the Pre-Trial Diversion Programme as a strategy  to ensure young offenders‘ access to restorative justice. Secondly, it sought to identify the underlying and systemic barriers or hurdles behind social workers‘ ineffective or poor participation in implementing  this programme. Lastly, the study endeavoured to proffer a well informed and context-based model (pathway) that is meant to improve  social workers‘ participation in this programme‘s implementation  process. To this end, two theoretical frameworks- social welfare and restorative justice models- were adopted in the study as they best  provide a holistic normative standard and parameter for the promotion  of restorative and child-friendly juvenile justice among young offenders.

Published

March 6, 2025

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A Restorative Justice Pathway to Addressing Hurdles Constraining Social Workers Substantive Participation in Implementing the Pre-Trial Diversion Programme in Zimbabwe

ISBN-13 (15)

9781779347015