\l'r an organized system of crime preven-
tion and community based altematives. The mindset of course, being having a process that facilitates, enables, involves, mediates, and coaches, rather than helps, fixes, directs, or takes over. Successful neighborhood organizations are based in areas where residents share
a definition of what the problems are and who is responsible for them; they share living conditions and similar ex-
periences. These residents exercise control that is more informal and are likelyto intervene when problems arise. Yet if these programs are to work, offenders have to be reasonably stable and must be provided with reasonable
opportunities for a legitimate
and
satisfying t
livelihood.
F.-f'
to sitting in a jail cell all day. Alternative dispute resolution has become the
hope
of criminal justice reformers. While I harbor major fuckin'
concerns that this system cannot be reformed, I don't see many punks who
This refers to altematives to jail that
have many ideas of creating a brand new civil and family law I think that there has been a lot of progress made in the area of Aboriginal Justice in Klanada over the past few years. I think that First Nations people are realizing that future initiatives will incorporate mediation and restorative measures in
sively community based. Treatment * alternative dispute resolution procannot be effective without adequate ,. grams. We still have a long way to go aftercare. There needs to be centers '\ and a lot to reclaim from the parasite culture. The Anishinabe are a Soverwhere residents would receive a varieign People. We will decide what our ety of services including for example, agenda is and we will make all the group therapy, skills training, anger fuckin' rul es ourselves. ment, and life skills as SCANNNED BY POC ZINE PROJECT poczineproject.tumblr.com poczineproject@gmail.com