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Close Personal Relationships Between Adults Webcast on Close Personal Relationships Between Adults Broadcast January 31, 2001 Email the Law Commission at getinvolved@lcc.gc.ca.
From Restorative Justice to Transformative Justice Communities and the Challenge of Conflict:
New Perspectives on Restorative Justice VHS Video “Crime is an opportunity not a problem. It’s an opportunity to find out what’s wrong in relationships that exist in that community.”
- Judge Barry Stuart It is hard not to find examples of conflict in our society. We see it on television, we read about it in the newspaper and we may find ourselves in the middle of a conflict when we have a disagreement with a family member, a neighbour, a co-worker or a stranger. Many of our most serious conflicts find their way into the criminal justice system. Canadians' experience of justice in the criminal courts has come to be characterized by disenchantment and a sense of disenfranchisement. Victims are not always heard. Offenders are often not held responsible for their actions and the public has no way to express its feelings except by asking for stiffer penalties. Restorative justice provides a framework for responding to crime that addresses the needs of victims, provides an opportunity for offenders to accept responsibility for their actions and offers community members a meaningful role in the justice process. This video explores the possibility of using restorative justice to help build stronger and more vibrant communities. The individuals appearing in the video present different views on restorative justice. Some claim that restorative justice has great potential to respond to the needs of victims and offenders and to empower communities, others are more tentative in their endorsement. The video also includes the story of Scott Dubois and Yves Tessier, a victim and offender who participated in a restorative justice program. The video includes an activities guide so that it may be included in a learning program. The activities can be used to start a group discussion or as individual writing assignments. Contact us to receive a copy of the video. View an exerpt from the video. In order to view this clip, you must have RealPlayer installed on your computer. If you do not have RealPlayer, you may download it for from Real.com here.
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