Resources
Legal Cases

This page contains written legal cases that are relevant to the concept of restorative justice.  Click on the link to see the full text of the case:

R. v. Jacob, 2002 YKTC 15 - An interesting decision by Judge Barry Stuart of the Yukon Territorial Court expressing concern about society's treatment of youth in their care, and the outcome in this case. (requires Adobe Acrobat).

R. v. Gladue, [1999] 1.S.C.R. 688 - A decision by the Supreme Court of Canada that clarifies the duty of sentencing judges in considering the background and systematic factors when sentencing Aboriginal offenders. (requires Adobe Acrobat).

R. v. Proulx, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 61 - An important Supreme Court of Canada decision which explores expanding the use of restorative justice principles in sentencing. (requires Adobe Acrobat).

Calgary Community Conferencing Written Decisions: Calgary Community Conferencing brings together a young person and their victim(s), their respective families and supporters, other key people affected by the conflict and relevant community members to address what's happened and find solutions beneficial to all.
Referrals may come Youth Court following a guilty plea as a pre-sentence measure or Calgary Public School Administrators as a response to re-establish safety in the school community. The above links directly to their Written Decisions page.