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Serving Crime Victims Through Restorative Justice

Oct 5, 2021

Restorative justice is being embraced by many communities with in Alberta, Canada and internationally as promising approach to criminal harm and victimization. the growth and development of this field requires ongoing efforts by its advocates to maintain Fidelity to its core values and principles. A central principle of restorative justice is to support the involvement in voice of crime victims and survivors in justice. Serving crime victims through rest of Justice a resource guide for leaders and practitioners is an expression of this commitment. this guide, composed by a team of restorative justice researchers and practitioners, is based on interviews with crime victims and key stakeholders throughout Alberta, a review of international research examining the roles of victims in restorative justice, and the authors decades of combined professional experience supporting people in the aftermath crime to restorative approaches. This guide, describes the central themes of this research and explores in detail how these findings can inform the ways in which restorative justice programs and practices may be shaped with care and attention to the needs of crime victims.

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Focus AREA:
Justice Circle

Region:
Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge