How do we deal with family and societal problems identified during the restorative justice process?
• Restorative justice focuses on identifying causes which may have led to the commission of the offence. • Identifying key support people during the restorative justice process will assist the offender in addressing some of the personal issues which led to the offence. Community members are also given insight into the conditions in their community which may have caused the offence, and are given an opportunity to take action to remedy those conditions. • The Alternative Measures agencies which will be facilitating the restorative justice process will also be able to refer the offender and victim to appropriate community resources to deal with identified issues. • Although it will not happen overnight, restorative justice provides an opportunity for the justice system to start working more collaboratively with other service providers, such as schools, heath organizations, child protection agencies, and other social service agencies in an effort to address the underlying causes of the cr
