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"Sentencing Circles and Intimate Violence: A Canadian Feminist Perspective.".(WOMEN AND THE LAW/FEMME ET DROIT)(Brief article)

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| September 22, 2007 | Cameron, Angela | COPYRIGHT 2007 O.I.S.E. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Advocates of restorative justice claim that these models can benefit offenders, victims, and communities and also address historical injustices perpetrated against Aboriginal peoples. These claims extend to cases of intimate violence. In the case of judicially convened sentencing circles in cases of intimate violence in Canada, these claims have been borne out. In fact, by measuring the outcomes in these cases against recent studies of battered ...

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