As a student at Queen's I had the opportunity to participate in a sentencing circle as a representative of the university. A couple of students, instead of being charged with a property crime, were diverted into a program like that. I was disappointed after law school that I never saw that again. It seemed to be anecdotal. That one instance seemed to be an effective way to get people out of the criminal justice system for a first offence on a minor crime. Have there been any reports on that, or any discussion on that, or any findings on alternative methods such as that?
On February 23rd, 2016. See this statement in context.