SOUTH OKANAGAN JUSTICE PROGRAM
The South Okanagan Justice Program (SOJP) has a mandate to affect change within the existing criminal justice system through the reinstatement of traditional discipline and traditional community practices that would assist in the rehabilitation of offenders and healing victims of crime. SOJP seeks to ensure the restoration of balance within each of the three South Okanagan communities that are affected by crime.
The South Okanagan Justice Program will foster and promote a safe and caring program through restorative action and youth advocacy; holding youth and others accountable for their behavior; reintegrating them in their communities and ensuring that the victim’s concerns are addressed.
PICTURES OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE TRAINING
The participants of the restorative justice trainingand instructor Cpl. Jim Cooley
Chad Eneas and Anona Paul Cst. Janet Terbasket & Suzette Cohen Billie Kruger
Participants role playing restorative justice circles
SOUTH OKANAGAN ABORIGINAL RESTORATIVE JUSTICE OBJECTIVES:
- To develop restorative, relevant and reasonable resolutions
- To increase the individual’s awareness on how their actions affect others
- To involve the victim and the community in the restorative process and the resolution
- To let the client and his/her family know that the community as a whole is concerned about their conduct/behavior
- To provide for restitution and the means to repair the harm, when appropriate
- To respect the rights of all parties
- To foster a safe and caring environment through advocacy and mentoring
- To leave all parties with a feeling of self worth
- To focus on the harm of crime rather than the rules/laws that have been broken
- To be equally concerned about the victims and offenders involving both in the process of justice
- To work towards the restoration of victims, empowering them and responding to their needs as they see them
- To support offenders while encouraging them to understand, accept and carry out their obligations
- To provide dialogue, direct and indirect between the victim and offender as appropriate
- To encourage collaboration and reintegration rather than coercion and isolation.
We are honored to serve our Okanagan Nation members and those living within our Traditional Territory.
CONTACT THE SOUTH OKANAGAN RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAM
Green Mountain Road, Lot 45
RR2- Site 50 -Comp 8
Penticton BC V2A 6J7
Phone: 250.493.7181
Fax: 250-493.5302
Funding for this project has been provided by
