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Certification!!!!

Congratulations to:

Wendy Haley (pictured left) from CDRJS

and

Michelle Epp

Sharon Kucher

Stephen Schneider

from the Greater Trail Restorative Justice Society

on their successful completion of the requirements for CJF Facilitator Certification.  Well Done and thanks for contributing to your community through Restorative Justice Facilitation.

Click here to go to the Bulletin Page and a pdf of this release•

The following statements are taken from the Information Bulletin

Overall, the Act:

• modernizes and clarifies bail provisions;
• provides an enhanced approach to administration of justice offences, including for youth;
• abolishes peremptory challenges of jurors and modifies the process of challenging a juror for cause and of judicial stand-by;
• restricts the availability of preliminary inquiries;
• streamlines the classification of offences;
• expands judicial case management powers;
• enhances measures to better respond to intimate partner violence;
• provides additional measures to reduce criminal justice system delays and to make the criminal law and the criminal justice system clearer and more efficient;
• restores judicial discretion in imposing victim surcharges;
• facilitates human trafficking prosecutions, and allows for the possibility of property forfeiture;
• removes provisions that have been ruled unconstitutional by the SCC; and
• makes consequential amendments to other Acts.

CDRJS supports and provides Restorative Justice Facilitation. 

The "other" benefits of are:

1. It is free.  There are no dues or fees, we only ask that members are involved in some personal and meaningful way.

2. CDRJS is community-based program that focuses on community-based issues.

3. There are a variety of avenues open for involvement:

You can become a facilitator - we provide the training and mentorship;

You can participate on the Board of Directors - we are always looking for new directors and new skills foster new and exciting changes;

4.  Raise funds and write grants - I know, there are some people, in addition to myself, who enjoy that sort of activity;

5. Suggest articles to be added to the website or newspaper - Suggesting also includes writing, but suggesting as a start is great.

6. Be involved in surveys or other forms of community input - We are currently looking for input into a new LOGO!

One of the recent initiatives is to create a new Logo for our two project areas: Cranbrook and District Restorative Justice and  Humanity Network.  We have contracted with Telus to come up with something truly amazing.  In order for it to be amazing and represent our collective efforts, I prepared a survey with the information that Telus needs in order to get started.
The survey takes about 5 minutes and the benefit of your involvement will be to select one of the  possible options that are created by Telus.
If you are currently a member of either CDRJS or the Humanity Network, check your email as I may have sent to a link to the surveys.  If it isn't there, please drop me a line and I'll send the link Doug McPhee.

• For CDRJS,  please tour our website and visit our Membership Page.
• For the Humanity Network, please tour the Humanity Network website and contact Amy Cross for further information.

"It means I am connected in some way to a restorative type of justice for the smaller felonies and that it can help both the victim and the person doing the crime to have a more restorative solution for both sides. Both sides do not then get caught up in the plugged-up court system."

Comment from the recent membership survey. Posted with permission.