TY - JOUR
T1 - Getting Past the Gatekeepers: The Reception of Restorative Justice inthe Nova Scotian Criminal Justice System
AU - Clairmont, Don
AU - Kim, Ethan
PY - 2013/10/1
Y1 - 2013/10/1
N2 - This paper draws upon twelve years of multi-dimensional research and focuses on the reception of restorative justice in the criminal justice system in Nova Scotia. The paper traces the evolution of the restorative justice social movement, examining the launching and take-off phases, the impact on the police gatekeeping role, the receptivity and use of restorative justice by other criminal justice system professionals, its current level of institutionalization in the criminal justice system, and its future prospects.
AB - This paper draws upon twelve years of multi-dimensional research and focuses on the reception of restorative justice in the criminal justice system in Nova Scotia. The paper traces the evolution of the restorative justice social movement, examining the launching and take-off phases, the impact on the police gatekeeping role, the receptivity and use of restorative justice by other criminal justice system professionals, its current level of institutionalization in the criminal justice system, and its future prospects.
KW - restorative justice
KW - Nova Scotia
KW - criminal justice system
KW - evolution
KW - gatekeeping
KW - police
UR - https://digitalcommons.schulichlaw.dal.ca/dlj/vol36/iss2/5
UR - https://digitalcommons.schulichlaw.dal.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2017&context=dlj
M3 - Article
JO - Dalhousie Law Journal
JF - Dalhousie Law Journal
IS - 2.0
ER -