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Welcome to the True Dialogue Restorative Justice Centre
Reclaiming
Healthy
Relationships
Mission Statement
The Centre’s mandate is to provide restorative justice facilitation services across Alberta
to benefit victims of crime and address the root issues of offenders to prevent recidivism.​​
We receive referrals from crown prosecutors, police, and, if resources allow, from community agencies and self-referrals.
The Centre has access to a network of RJ practitioners with extensive experience working with formal authorities (criminal justice system, child and family services, education, victim services), who are committed to addressing the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the social justice system.
We provide services if a local program is unable to handle serious, complex cases, there is a conflict of interest/practitioner safety issue, or we co-facilitate with a community RJ program for co-mentorship and resource management.
Core Values
Respect for Indigenous Ways of Knowing: Honouring traditional values to guide a restorative justice process.
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Collaboration and Partnership: Work collaboratively in a spirit of true partnership with formal referral authorities (police, crown prosecutors, justices, attorneys, social workers, community agencies) to facilitate a restorative process attentive to the needs of the person harmed and the person responsible.
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Safety and Empowerment: Ensure everyone feels heard, safe, respected, and has a voice in repairing the harm to restore peace (within and with others).
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Human-Centric-Relational Approach: to achieve desired outcomes.
Objectives
Objective #1
Sharing Circles - offer a safe space for practitioners who are facilitating RJ referrals to connect and support one another, such as co-facilitating, mentorship, and program development.
Objective #2
Provide a platform for the Alberta Indigenous Restorative Justice in Action (AIRJA) Stakeholders to action theme areas from the "Nothing About Us Without Us, What We Heard Report".
Objective #3
Facilitate restorative justice processes that honour traditional ways of knowing and skillful practice in response to the TRC Restorative Justice Calls to Action and the Alberta Court of Justice Indigenous Justice Strategy.