Through my research, I found a program that is located throughout the US and Canada region, especially the Yukon territory of Canada. The program is called Circles and it was developed in the 1980’s based on the Native American cultures of America and Canada. The theory of the program is to “make an attempt to build closer ties between the community and the formal legal system” (Parker, 2015). The Circle aids in bringing closure to the victims and harm created by the offender, focusing on the healing process of the victim and restoring justice in the community.
The Pros to the program would include:
• Everyone that is present at the circle, the victim, victim's family, the offender, offender's family, and community representatives are given
The Pros to the program would include:
• Everyone that is present at the circle, the victim, victim's family, the offender, offender's family, and community representatives are given