Directory of Community Justice Activities in Atlantic Canada

Directory of Community Justice Activities
in Atlantic Canada

Processes that promote healing of victims, offenders and communities...

Victim Offender Mediation
PROVINCE	ACTIVITIES, INITIATIVES & EVENTS	DESCRIPTION	CONTACT
NF	Coalition of Youth Justice Committees Alternative Measures	Volunteers with 29 different Youth Justice Committees are trained to assist young offenders to develop an Alternative Measures agreement, which can come about through victim offender mediation, victim offender conciliation, or through an agreement negotiated by the volunteer and the offender, with no input from the victim.	Dr. Larry Moss President Coalition of Youth Justice Committees (709) 673-3972 lmoss@thezone.net
Atlantic Region	Christian Council for Reconciliation St. Luke's Renewal Centre victim offender mediation	In addition to other services, St. Luke's Renewal Centre, located within the walls of Springhill Penitentiary, has plans to offer victim offender mediation.	Christian Council for Reconciliation P.O. Box 1096 Amherst, NS B4H 4E2 (902) 667-3177 christcr@istar.ca
NF	Conflict Resolution Services of Labrador	In addition to other activities, the project participants facilitate court-mandated and cross-cultural mediation.	Larry Dunn Conflict Resolution Consultant Mennonite Central Committee Box 573, Stn C Goose Bay, Labrador A0P 1C0
NS	Province of Nova Scotia adult diversion	Nova Scotia's Adult Diversion program offers the opportunity for victim offender mediation when appropriate, with Probation Officers acting as mediators.	Lorraine Vassalo Community Corrections Department of Justice Correctional Services P.O. Box 968 Station M Halifax, NS B3J 2V9 (902) 424-7641 (902) 424-0692 (f)
Community Justice Forums
NS	Nova Scotia RCMP	The forum includes the offender, the victim and their family and support persons in discussing the impact of the crime on each and how to repair the harm done by the offending behaviour. NS RCMP are working with the Province and the Youth Alternative Societies in relation to the Restorative Justice Program for Nova Scotia. They are also working with local school boards to encourage the use of Community Justice Forums in schools.	Sgt. Kurt Eichenberg Bedford House, 5^th floor, Suite 507 1595 Bedford Highway P.O. Box 2286 Halifax, NS B3J 3E1 (902) 426-7075 (902) 426-1902 (f)
PEI	Prince Edward Island RCMP	RCMP actively promotes the use of forums in the community and within their own membership. There have been 3 groups of facilitators trained in the past year. As well, there have been discussions with the school community about the use of Community Justice Forums in a school setting.	Sgt. Gerry MacDonald "L" Division Headquarters P.O. Box 1360 450 University Ave. Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N1 (902) 566-7149 (902) 566-7119 (f)
NB	New Brunswick RCMP	RCMP is promoting the use of forums to their own membership and hopes to have some training sessions for facilitators soon.	Cpl. Shannon Ward RCMP "J" Division 1445 Regent St. P.O. Box 3900 Fredericton, NB E3B 4Z8 (506) 452-3865 (506) 452-3880 (f) rcmpjdiv@nbnet.nb.ca
NF	Newfoundland RCMP	Community Justice Forums are being promoted by some detachments to the community and the RCMP are looking at further activity in the future.	Sgt. Graham Hobbs RCMP Community Policing P.O. Box 9700 St. John's, NF A1A 3T5 (709) 772-2571 (709) 772-2734 (f)