OECS Restorative Justice Workshops

Abstract

In 2001 and 2002 the OECS Judicial and Legal Reform Project conducted national consultations in six countries in the OECS to identify country-specific priorities for pilot project funding under the Complementary MeasuresComponent of the Project. Three countries - Antigua, Grenada and Dominica - identifiedrestorative justice programs for juveniles as one of their top priorities. In response to this interesta two-day Restorative Justice Planning Workshop was developed by the JLR and held in each ofthese countries in November 2002.