• Victim Empathy
  
• Shoplifting Education
  
• Anger Awareness and Management
  
• Alcohol and Drug Abuse Awareness
  
• Decision Making
  
  

Focus:

• Pre Charge: an option for police to consider to accompany police caution procedures.
  
• In House: referrals from Restorative Justice Session Facilitators as a part of youth agreements.

2) Restorative Justice Services

2a) Community Justice Forum

Description:

• A Restorative Justice accountability session with wide involvement which will include the victim and/or support persons, the youth and support persons; as well as representatives from the community of harm. There is capacity for police co-facilitation, where requested.
  
  

Focus:

• Pre and Post charge referrals from police and crown
  Appropriate for pre-disposition referrals from courts
  Can accommodate post-sentence referrals from Corrections/Victim's Services
  

2b) Victim Offender Meeting

Description:

• A facilitated session with the victim and offender with his/her parents or guardian in attendance. An appropriate service option where the victim requests a confidential process, or where the case warrants a more individual approach.
  
  

Focus:

• Pre and Post charge referrals from police and crown
  Appropriate for pre-disposition referrals from courts
  Can accommodate post sentence referrals from Corrections/Victim's Services
  
  

2c) Accountability Meeting

Description:

• A facilitated educational and accountability session where trained volunteers assist a youth to explore the offense and develop a reparation agreement. This process is appropriate for first time offenses which are property offences, or where there is no identifiable victim.
  

Focus:

• Pre and Post charge referrals from police and crown, where the offence warrants this approach.
  
  

2d) Sentencing Circle

Description:

• A specific process, which will use the structure and preparation processes of a Community Justice Forum, but which will include formal roles of the referring judge and other members of the formal justice system. The process of determining an agreed upon outcome will lead to the youth's sentence.
  

Focus:

• Post charge/pre sentence referrals from courts
  
  

3) Reintegration Support Services

Description:

• Additional support for youth participating in a restorative justice session as a part of a referral from a custodial institution, usually as a part of the youth's release plan.

Focus:

• Post sentence referrals from Corrections. Targets post incarceration youth.
  

4) Alternative Measures Program

Description:

 
• Current Alternative Measures program, geared to first time offenders only, offered in areas not included in the Phase One test of the Restorative Justice program.

Focus:

• Service provision in Victoria, Inverness and Richmond Counties.

5) Community Service Order Program

Description:

• Established service to respond to community service order referrals from youth courts

Focus:

• Ongoing referrals of Community Service Orders assigned by courts separate from, or in conjunction with, referrals to Restorative Justice services.

Review of Case Flow:
How does ICJS work with a referral?


ICJS uses a "Three Equal Levels of Service Strategy"

Pre Service

• Intake
  
• Participant interviews/preparation
  
• RJ assessment
  
  

RJ Service

• Community Justice Forum or other model

Follow up

• Post session compliance meeting
• Youth supervision
• Victim liaison, support

How will a Restorative Justice Process Help Youth, Victims and the Community?

• For the youth-accountability
• For the victim-opportunity to challenge, confront, be heard
• For the community-opportunity for input, to offer support