1. Beth Peterkin May 5, 2016

2. Our Board members are community volunteers from:  Perth  Drummond North Elmsley  Beckwith  Lanark Highlands  Smiths Falls  Tay Valley

3. Our community that embraces restorative practices to repair harm, build community and strengthen relationships.

4. To provide and promote the community use of restorative practices.

5.  Incorporated in July 2000  Referrals pre-charge from the police services and post-charge from the Crown Attorney’s office  Trained volunteer facilitators conduct Community Justice Forums with the offender and the complainant and their support people (2700 hours of volunteer time and 1600 person-hours of training)

6.  LCCJP is one of 40 Youth Justice Sites (YJC’s) funded in part by the Ministry of the Attorney General for youth aged 12 to 17 years  LCCJP accepts referrals of all age groups  In a typical year about 30% of our referrals are persons aged 18 and over

7. Typical Offences:  Vandalism  Bullying  Theft and Fraud  Sexting and Voyeurism  Break and Enter  Mischief  Possession of an Illegal Substance

8.  Forums bring together all parties affected by an incident of crime or other harmful behavior in the community to have a respectful, structured discussion about what happened. Questions that are considered include:  What happened?  What harm was done?  Who was affected?  How can we repair the harm?

9.  Stigma is permanent  Little opportunity for repentance & forgiveness  Dependent on professionals  Strictly rational → fact finding  Judge imposes sanctions  Stigma is removed by action  Repentance is encouraged, forgiveness is possible  Direct involvement of those affected  Allows free expression of thoughts & emotions  Group resolves by consensus

10.  Offence is against Crown (System)  Focus is on guilt/blame  Victim is marginalized  Offender is passive (often observer)  Offender is punished  Response focuses on past behaviour  Offence is against person(s) and community  Focus is on repairing harm  Victim(s) needs are met  Offender is responsible for their actions.  Offender works to understand & repair harm  Response focuses on addressing consequences of behaviour

11.  Community Justice less than 5%  Criminal System 30% Time to Resolve a Case?  Community Justice 30 to 90 days  Criminal System average 9 months

12.  Promote the use of restorative practices in the larger community  Train other community groups in the use of restorative practices to resolve issues  Partner with the OPP on collaborative programs such as the Situation Table

13. Priority Outcome:  More children and youth have emotional and social strengths. Grant Result:  Children and youth who are facing barriers develop strong emotional and social skills.

15.  Youth will learn communication skills and will build self-esteem through the use of restorative approaches.  Research has shown that by teaching young people to have a voice and empowering them to take responsibility for their actions, that they become more engaged learners and develop emotional literacy.

16. The commitment of different sectors to a common agenda for solving of a complex social problem To create lasting solutions to social problems on a large-scale, organizations need to coordinate their efforts and work together around a clearly defined goal. (Tamarack Institute)

18.  LCCJP will train Team Leaders and volunteers to work with each school/youth centre in our serviced area under the lead of our Community Animator.  LCCJP will partner with other agencies as appropriate so as not to duplicate services.  LCCJP will work to develop a culture of restorative approaches in each school and youth centre.

19. 22 elementary schools 7 high schools 2 private schools 4 alternative schools 1 college 4 youth centres = 13, 120 youth

21.  Evaluation will form an important part of this project in order that we can measure success.  Pre- and post-surveys will be conducted with our youth participants and also with our volunteers.  Results and Best Practices will be shared with other jurisdictions.

22. LCCJP is asking you to be a Community Champion of this initiative. facebook.com/LanarkCountyCommunityJustice

28. Beth Peterkin Executive Director beth@commjustice.org 613-264-1558 www.commjustice.org https://www.facebook.com/LanarkCountyCom munityJustice