crime Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/tag/crime/ England and Wales Wed, 27 Nov 2024 15:28:55 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2017/09/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1-32x32.png crime Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/tag/crime/ 32 32 174395915 Bishop Moth says restorative justice can offer healing to the victims of crime and rehabilitation for offenders https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-moth-says-restorative-justice-can-offer-healing-to-the-victims-of-crime-and-rehabilitation-for-offenders/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-moth-says-restorative-justice-can-offer-healing-to-the-victims-of-crime-and-rehabilitation-for-offenders/#respond Wed, 27 Nov 2024 11:37:55 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=98975 The Department for Social Justice of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales has released a new document on criminal justice encouraging Catholics to play an active role in caring for the needs of victims and supporting the rehabilitation of offenders. Writing in the foreword of the document, Remember Me: A Catholic Approach to […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-moth-says-restorative-justice-can-offer-healing-to-the-victims-of-crime-and-rehabilitation-for-offenders/feed/ 0 98975 Redemption https://www.cbcew.org.uk/remember-me-redemption/ Wed, 27 Nov 2024 09:44:33 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=98774 The compatibility of justice and mercy lies at the heart of the understanding of the criminal justice process as a journey of redemption. Care for the victim, dispensation of just punishment, rehabilitation of the offender and restoration of right relationships involve both the external administration of justice and the internal acceptance of the transformative power […]

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]]> 98774 Criminal Justice – Election 2024 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/criminal-justice-election24/ Thu, 23 May 2024 14:00:14 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=92327 “Justice is properly sought solely out of love for justice itself, out of respect for the victims, as a means of preventing new crimes and protecting the common good, not as an alleged outlet for personal anger. Forgiveness is precisely what enables us to pursue justice without falling into a spiral of revenge or the […]

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]]> 92327 PACT’s New research reveals devastating impact of imprisonment for families and children https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pacts-new-research-reveals-devastating-impact-of-imprisonment-for-families-and-children/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pacts-new-research-reveals-devastating-impact-of-imprisonment-for-families-and-children/#respond Fri, 20 Oct 2023 13:06:21 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=81224 With the prison population now at an all-time high, new research published today demonstrates how prisoners’ families are facing their own hidden sentence of financial hardship and emotional strain. Pact, Prison Advice and Care Trust, is the national Catholic charity supporting people in prison and their children and families. Pact’s new report, ‘Serving a Hidden […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pacts-new-research-reveals-devastating-impact-of-imprisonment-for-families-and-children/feed/ 0 81224 Prisons Bishop: Imprisoning UK offenders in other countries undermines efforts to cut crime https://www.cbcew.org.uk/prisons-bishop-imprisoning-uk-offenders-in-other-countries-undermines-efforts-to-cut-crime/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/prisons-bishop-imprisoning-uk-offenders-in-other-countries-undermines-efforts-to-cut-crime/#respond Tue, 10 Oct 2023 08:13:11 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=80730 Responding to the announcement by Justice Secretary Alex Chalk that new measures will allow the Government to rent prison cells overseas to house offenders, Bishop Richard Moth, Lead Bishop for Prisons, says the move is likely to damage rehabilitation efforts and do little to reduce reoffending. “The recent Government proposal to consider renting space in […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/prisons-bishop-imprisoning-uk-offenders-in-other-countries-undermines-efforts-to-cut-crime/feed/ 0 80730 Shining light on the criminal justice system – Pact Faith in Action https://www.cbcew.org.uk/shining-light-on-the-criminal-justice-system-pact-faith-in-action/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/shining-light-on-the-criminal-justice-system-pact-faith-in-action/#respond Tue, 18 Apr 2023 14:15:34 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=74584 In his message for World Communications Day this year, Pope Francis called us to communicate from the heart in order to find ‘the right words to dispel the shadows of a closed and divided world.’ Pact is the national Catholic prison charity. In their 125th year of supporting prisoners and their families, they are launching […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/shining-light-on-the-criminal-justice-system-pact-faith-in-action/feed/ 0 74584 Stations of the Cross in Prisons and Parishes https://www.cbcew.org.uk/stations-of-the-cross-in-prisons-and-parishes-2023/ Fri, 17 Feb 2023 13:31:41 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=72369 There are more than 93,000 children in England and Wales whose mum or dad is in prison today. There are certainly families in your parish or in your community who have lived experience of having a loved one ‘inside’. Pact is the national Catholic charity that supports prisoners, people with convictions, and their children and […]

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]]> 72369 Bishop thanks those who opposed radical abortion amendment to bill https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-thanks-those-who-opposed-radical-abortion-amendment-to-bill/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-thanks-those-who-opposed-radical-abortion-amendment-to-bill/#respond Tue, 06 Jul 2021 09:39:16 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=57098 Bishop John Sherrington, Lead Bishop for Life Issues at the Bishops’ Conference, has thanked the thousands of people who contacted their MP to register their opposition to an amendment that could have led to abortion on demand in England and Wales. The controversial amendment to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill was withdrawn on […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-thanks-those-who-opposed-radical-abortion-amendment-to-bill/feed/ 0 57098 Stop abortion up to birth becoming law in England and Wales https://www.cbcew.org.uk/stop-abortion-up-to-birth-becoming-law-in-england-and-wales/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/stop-abortion-up-to-birth-becoming-law-in-england-and-wales/#respond Fri, 02 Jul 2021 22:12:16 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=56990 Catholics in England and Wales are urged to write to their MP requesting they vote against an amendment to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill that could see abortion on demand, for any reason, up to birth. Right to Life, a charity that defends the right to life of every human being from conception […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/stop-abortion-up-to-birth-becoming-law-in-england-and-wales/feed/ 0 56990 Bishop calls on UK to take the lead in promoting the global abolition of the death penalty https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-calls-on-uk-to-take-the-lead-in-promoting-the-global-abolition-of-the-death-penalty/ Wed, 10 Apr 2019 14:00:00 +0000 https://cbcew.org.uk/bishop-calls-on-uk-to-take-the-lead-in-promoting-the-global-abolition-of-the-death-penalty/ Abolish Death Penalty

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