Indigenous pilot program: No Charge Diversion

[border_humper]

Canada’s first pre-charge Indigenous diversion program launches | Globalnews.ca

RCMP Supt. Darin Rappel said officers have already begun training and will soon begin referring individuals who meet the program criteria.

globalnews.ca

A new federally-funded pilot project in Prince George, B.C., is giving Indigenous people accused of certain non-violent offences a chance to avoid criminal charges and instead take part in cultural healing at a newly opened diversion centre on Lheidli T’enneh territory.

The B.C. First Nations Justice Council (BCFNJC) says the pre-charge program is the first of its kind in Canada and allows RCMP officers to refer individuals directly to the centre, where they begin a 90-day diversion process involving a clinical counsellor, a social worker and an Indigenous Elder. It represents a shift from most existing diversion models, which typically begin after charges are laid.

“Our purpose is to lower recidivism and lower the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in jail,” said Elder-in-residence Marcel Gagnon at the launch event on Tuesday. “I believe in my heart this is the program that’s going to do that.”

The BCFNJC, which developed the centre, said the initiative is designed to address long-standing issues in the justice system.

No charges. No court. Just 90 days of cultural healing.

 

[ex_libris]

A year from now, some rando moron academic...

"Crime against First Nations are out of control! Colonialism! Settlerism! Do something!"
"But virtually all the crime against them was perpetrated by other First Nations, which we tried to address through this diversion program. What do you want us to do, lock them up?"
"Racism! De-incarcerate! Over-representation!"


Fatigue.

 

[censorthisss]

“Our purpose is to lower recidivism and lower the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in jail,” said Elder-in-residence Marcel Gagnon at the launch event on Tuesday. “I believe in my heart this is the program that’s going to do that."

Really? You believe letting Indians avoid jail will mean less of them end up in jail?? Wow, you're really going out on a limb with that prediction!

Fucking hell I hate these people...

Multiculturalism is cancer.

 

[ovarieasy]

These people are treated like farm animals. "They're not malicious! Animals don't know right from wrong!"
Just drop all pretenses already. Throw them in zoos to be gawked at.

 

[Hirudinea]

Just build walls around the reserves, the problem will eventually take care of itself.

 

[d01tg0d0wn]

Program is racist and i am sick of this. Whitey gets locked up cause he knows better but brownskins get to continue to prey on whitey cause they did nothing wrong

 

[Hirudinea]

Canada’s first pre-charge Indigenous diversion program launches | Globalnews.ca

RCMP Supt. Darin Rappel said officers have already begun training and will soon begin referring individuals who meet the program criteria.

globalnews.ca

No charges. No court. Just 90 days of cultural healing.

border_humper
Get'um out of Jail Free card.