SYI recognises that sometimes tough love, punitive measures are the only option (e.g. if a man is in denial, takes no responsibility for his attitudes and actions, blames everyone and everything else, poor me etc.). We know that sometimes the authorities must remove that man from harms way but what do we do with him from there? We dare to ask, how well does the system help that man to take responsibility, to heal, to rehabilitate?

Again, sometimes a man just has to be locked up, particularly repeat offenders, but is jail the only option really?

And what about the man who has lost his shit and ends up before the court for the first time? What if he is deeply remorseful or even just willing to face up to his behaviour, what then? Is he directed to effective programs that will support him from a place of respect and compassion? Is he supported to heal and actually change his behavior and hopefully, if possible, eventually re-join with his family as a better man? We hope so, we acknowledge that there are good programs out there and we hope that’s where he will be directed to go. SYI endorses the programs, Individuals and groups who work from a place of compassion to support offenders to become healthy peace makers.

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