Addressing Inter-Partner & Gender-Based Violence (with Amelia Berot-Burns & Pam Hrick)

Join Herman and special guest host Amelia Berot-Burns for an interview with Pam Hrick from the Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF). Please note that this episode features a candid discussion about the barriers and availability of restorative and transformative justice options for sexual violence in Canada.

Special resources include the following:

• The Government of Canada’s list of family violence resources and services : https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/services.html
• LEAF’s official website : https://www.leaf.ca
• LEAF’s Avenues to Justice Report : https://www.leaf.ca/project/avenues-to-justice/
• Community Justice Programs for adults in Ontario : https://www.ontario.ca/document/crown-prosecution-manual/d-4-community-justice-programs-for-adults
• Alberta’s Wiyasôw Iskweêw - Restorative Justice Pilot Project : https://rjalbertacourts.ca

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Thank you to The Law Foundation of Ontario for its support.

This program contains 0 hour(s) and 20 minutes of Professionalism Content.

This program contains 0 hour(s) and 10 minutes of EDI Professionalism Content.