Community Members' Experiences and Responses to the Extra Judicial Measures Community Referral Pilot Program in Atlantic Canada

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dc.contributor.advisorAdorjan, Michael
dc.contributor.authorYazdani, Alhan
dc.contributor.committeememberPatterson, Matt
dc.contributor.committeememberGibbs Van Brunschot, Erin
dc.date2022-11
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-20T16:36:35Z
dc.date.available2022-09-20T16:36:35Z
dc.date.issued2022-09
dc.description.abstractRestorative justice has become central to Canada’s responses to youth crime, especially under the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA), which emphasizes significant alternative responses to the formal criminal justice system (Tomporowski et al., 2011). Restorative justice offers benefits that are argued to instill more robust cognitive transformation (i.e., a change in thinking about one’s actions in relation to a crime and the harm it caused particular parties and the wider community), and ultimately helps to instill safer communities and prevent crime (LeBel et al., 2008). In relation to youth crime in Canada, restorative justice plays a prominent role under the YCJA. Yet not all provinces have implemented restorative justice programs to the same degree. For this qualitative research, secondary sources were analyzed involving qualitative interviews with community volunteers who were part of a pilot Community Referral Program (CRP) that was implemented in Atlantic Canada in 2013. The tensions between formal and informal approaches to responding to crime are highlighted by the experiences of volunteers of the CRP, including community leaders, as well as how these tensions lead to role ambiguity and other obstacles. Shedding light on the experiences of volunteers, their challenges, and opportunities for improvement will help provide crucial knowledge to inform best practices going forward, and ultimately benefit all parties involved, as well as the wider community.en_US
dc.identifier.citationYazdani, A. (2022). Community members' experiences and responses to the extra judicial measures Community Referral Pilot Program in Atlantic Canada (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/115248
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/40260
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArtsen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.en_US
dc.subjectyouth crimeen_US
dc.subjectYouth Criminal Justice Acten_US
dc.subjectqualitative researchen_US
dc.subjectextra judicial measuresen_US
dc.subjectrural Canadaen_US
dc.subjectrestorative justiceen_US
dc.subjectformal/informal debateen_US
dc.subjectrole ambiguityen_US
dc.subject.classificationSociologyen_US
dc.titleCommunity Members' Experiences and Responses to the Extra Judicial Measures Community Referral Pilot Program in Atlantic Canadaen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineSociologyen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgaryen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)en_US
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