CRM 3312 Lecture : Nov 26.docx
14 Feb 2014
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Traditional aboriginal teachings vary: many communities have resurrected traditional justice practices, outside aboriginal communities, victim offender reconciliation programs, community justice initiative association, sentencing circles, involve facilitators, preparation, all involved in the offence. Incorporates ideal of rj and processes in extrajudicial measures: some form of involvement of repaying victim or community, conferences group convened to provide advice can take many forms, declaration of principle does not mention rj explicitly, but, attends to repairing harm done to victims, involves parents, family, community, mentions the role of victims, provisions located within retributive context. Fate of victims in rj within a retributive framework: current system victims are witnesses, needs are secondary, state assumes the role of victim (crown), victim plays minimal role, rj allows greater opportunity for victim participation, ycja primarily concerned with addressing youth crime, not victims, conferencing provision has the potential to be moderately restorative.
