Jacob tells us about the transformative effect of Restorative Justice and how it enabled him to change his life.
Jacob Dunne was sentenced to 30 months in custody in November 2011 for manslaughter, after a drunken assault on James Hodgkinson on a night out. Upon release Jacob was approached by James’s parents; this is when Jacob realised he needed to turn his life around.
He met James’s parents during a restorative justice meeting. Jacob now speaks about how his life spiralled out of control and how this meeting brought him back from the brink. In March 2016 James’s parents and Jacob also took part in the ITV programme “Meeting my Enemy” where they discussed the restorative justice meeting.
Jacob now studies criminology at University. He has volunteered and worked across both public and private sectors in the criminal justice sector and the wider community. Jacob and Joan (James’s mum) are setting up a campaign called One Punch to talk about the dangers of a single hit.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at [ Ссылка ]
