Restorative Justice Program Protocols

Definitions

Criminal Code - means the Criminal Code, RSC 1985, c C-46;

Customary law program - means the Mi’kmaq Customary Law Program offered by the Mi’kmaw Legal Support Network;

Justice Partners - means justice system stakeholders from government and community that are parties to the Nova Scotia Restorative Justice Program Memorandum of Understanding and have roles and responsibilities related to the implementation and operation of the Nova Scotia Restorative Justice Program;

Regional Restorative Justice Team - or Regional RJ Team - means the collaborative team responsible for the administration and management of referrals to the Nova Scotia Restorative Justice Program;

Regional RJ Team Leads or Lead Team - means the designated leads from the regional community-based restorative justice agency and Community Corrections responsible for leadership, administration and oversight of a regional restorative justice team;

NSRJP - means the Nova Scotia Restorative Justice Program;

person in conflict with the law or young person - means an offender under the Criminal Code, or a young person under the YCJA and YJA;

restorative justice agency - means a community-based partner that enters into a service provider agreement with the Province to support the Nova Scotia Restorative Justice Program;

Victim Serving Agencies - means an agency or program within an agency with a primary mandate to serve the needs of those who are victims of (have been harmed by) a criminal offence, including, for example: Provincial Department of Justice Victim Services Unit, police-based victim services and senior safety officers;

YCJA - means the Youth Criminal Justice Act, SC 2002, c 1; “YJA” means the Nova Scotia Youth Justice Act, SNS 2001, c 38.