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- Now known as The Elmira Case, it became the first example of restorative justice used in the Canadian legal system. It focuses on repairing the harm done by the crime, rather than punishing the offender, which is now used in various forms around the world.
kitchener.ctvnews.ca/50-years-later-reckless-rampage-in-elmira-ont-leads-to-restorative-justice-movement-1.678625150 years later: Reckless rampage in Elmira, Ont., leads to ...
In 1974, two intoxicated teenagers embarked on a destructive rampage damaging numerous properties in the quiet town of Elmira, Ontario. Ordinarily, the prospect of prison lay ahead. But a pair of young probation officers had other ideas.
In 1974, a drunken rampage in the small town of Elmira, Ontario, Canada sparked a change in the justice system that would have worldwide impact. CJI partnered with Rosco films to create this documentary short detailing the events of a ground breaking criminal case and an important piece of local history that has had far-reaching impact on the ...
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Kelly and his friend were arrested and questioned by the police the morning after the event, but instead of going to jail, the probation officer suggested a different punishment. "He saw that there could be some therapeutic value in us meeting our victims," he said, so the two young men went door-to-door, apologizing to the people whose property th...
The experience was critical for Kelly, who said his life could have turned out much differently if he had been sent to jail at 18. "I quite likely would have came out a hardened person—a hardened heart, chip on my shoulder, angry at society and everyone in it. I probably would have ended up in jail again." Instead, Kelly went on to graduate from Co...
His story has also transformed the way conflict is resolved in more than 50 countries according to Community Justice Initiatives, a Kitchener, Ont. organization that partnered with Rosco Films to produce the documentary. "It makes me very proud and honoured," Kelly said. "I made the right choice to do something that has turned into something very b...
May 23, 2024 · Fifty years ago, Kelly and his buddy Paul Liebold went on a vandalism spree through Elmira, slashing tires, breaking windows and defacing property. Their arrest and how the court dealt with them changed legal precedent in Canada, spawned organizations like Community Justice Initiatives in Kitchener, and gave a break to two messed-up kids.
Mar 7, 2024 · It ended by transforming Canada’s justice system forever and became known as the Elmira Case. Now, almost 50 years on, Russ Kelly, one of the former teenage troublemakers involved, has reflected on how it changed his life when a “very traditional, jailing kind” of judge was inspired to offer a radically different punishment ...
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In 1974, a drunken rampage in small-town Elmira, Ontario, sparked a change in the justice system that would have worldwide impact. An inspiring probation officer. A forward thinking judge. Two wayward youth willing to take responsibility for their mistakes. A community willing to forgive.
