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Article: Province provides more than $300,000 for restorative justice programs.
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- June 24, 2009
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M2 PRESSWIRE-24 June 2009-Government of Alberta: Province provides more than $300,000 for restorative justice programs(C)1994-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS
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Edmonton -- Groups that hold offenders more accountable to the community and offer opportunities to victims of crime to be more involved in the justice system are getting a boost from the Alberta government.
Eleven restorative justice initiatives across the province are receiving just over $306,000. The grants help promote victim-offender mediation, training programs, leadership development in schools, and Aboriginal restorative justice programs.
'Restorative justice is an ...