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?
