Restorative Justice Trajectory in Quebec 360 Degrees in the Last 20 Years (From Restorative Justice for Juveniles: Potentialities, Risks and Problems, P 229-243, 1998, Lode Walgrave, ed. -- See NCJ-180156)

• NCJ Number: 180163
• Author(s): Serge Charbonneau
• Editor(s): Lode Walgrave
• Date Published: 1998
• Length: 15 pages
• Sale Source: Leuven University Press
• Publication Format: Book (Softbound)
• Publication Type: Conference Material
• Language: English
• Country: Belgium

Annotation

The first mediation experiences with juveniles in Montreal, Canada, began at the end of the 1970's and were inspired by a critical movement toward justice; these experiences resulted in many initiatives in Quebec, and all had in common a restorative perspective.

Abstract

In a discussion of the evolution of the practice of restorative justice, the author shows how the practices of mediation and community service have changed from their initial aims and have moved closer to a rehabilitation perspective. The restorative justice model in Montreal stems from various ideologies. Experiences in restorative justice have attempted to put into practice mechanisms that will reduce as much as possible intervention with young offenders and avoid their stigmatization. These experiences have encouraged meetings between victims and young offenders to focus on community service, although community service has lost its initial objective and has not adhered to the restorative justice model. The author concludes that juvenile justice officials in Quebec must negotiate some room for practice in which principles and methods underlying the restorative justice model can be pursued. 35 references, 3 footnotes, and 2 tables