Community Justice Initiatives may offer restorative justice diversion in Perth County

PERTH COUNTY – In 1974, two Elmira teenagers got drunk and damaged numerous properties in their hometown. A pair of young probation officers stepped in and offered an alternative to the usual punishment. They asked the presiding judge if the youths could meet their victims face-to-face. This would allow the youths to apologize to the…
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