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Justice committee I have a personal comment. When you're talking about theft, in our own household we've had nine thefts of our car. On one occasion, the two young men who had stolen the car were actually apprehended and charged. We were never even notified that it had in fact happened and they ha
October 2nd, 2006Committee meeting
Jane Griffiths
Justice committee Yes, I was just thinking that we've actually had a lot of cases in the Ottawa courthouse involving drug addiction and thefts, and that kind of thing, and using restorative justice principles in trying to get at the roots of problems. And in cases where people are willing to take
October 2nd, 2006Committee meeting
Jane Griffiths
Justice committee I would like to respond to the aspect of how conditional sentencing affects victims of crime, because it can also be a very useful response. Can I ask someone to speak specifically to that, who is sitting...?
October 2nd, 2006Committee meeting
Jane Griffiths
Justice committee I have somebody who can speak specifically to that approach.
October 2nd, 2006Committee meeting
Jane Griffiths
Justice committee Are there people here who can speak?
October 2nd, 2006Committee meeting
Jane Griffiths
Justice committee It would be responding to the conditional sentencing. I'm thinking of a particular program that is happening in the courthouse here in Ottawa that uses restorative justice principles. A lot of the cases we receive are cases involving conditional sentencing, the resolution of whic
October 2nd, 2006Committee meeting
Jane Griffiths
Justice committee It's just that, for that specific question, we could find out from Tiffani Murray.
October 2nd, 2006Committee meeting
Jane Griffiths
Justice committee Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good afternoon. I'm speaking here today as one representative of the Church Council on Justice and Corrections, which is a national coalition of eleven Christian denominations with multi-faith and other community partners. It is well known as an NGO in the
October 2nd, 2006Committee meeting
Jane Griffiths