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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
In my experience in the NWT, traditional restorative justice relies on tight kinship bonds. I think they have a role to play - especially in the cases where parties live in close proximity to one another. But even in small Northern communities, those kinship bonds are not nearly as strong or carry the authority they had in traditional communities.
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Forgive me if I'm wrong, but doesn't restorative justice also include to a large part making amends to the victim of the crime?
I would like to see if they're going to do this kind of sentencing, that it becomes something that's required.