BC First Nation Youth Restorative Justice Program Development

A BC First Nation was recently awarded a grant to implement a five-year plan to reduce violence among at-risk youth aged 18-30. A significant component of this plan is the development and implementation of youth crime prevention and restorative justice programming. This project developed a sample participation agreement and youth engagement plan to support the Youth Crime Prevention Manager for the First Nation in creating and implementing programming for local at-risk youth. It also analyzed community crime statistics to highlight commonalities in crime rates and to identify potential target areas for preventative measures. Literature reviews on existing youth programming were performed to identify recommendations for two needs: 1) a participation agreement for youth attending programs and their parents and guardians, and 2) a strategy for engaging and retaining youth participants in the program. Based on findings from the review, a sample participation agreement and a sample youth engagement and retainment plan were created. Community crime statistics were analyzed for three separate years: 2019, 2020, and 2021. Data was filtered to determine the top five offences with the highest number of incidents for each year, as well as prolific, repeat offenders across all three years. The findings of the literature review, the samples, and crime data analysis were collated into a report.近日，不列颠哥伦比亚省原住民部落（BC First Nation）获批一笔专项拨款，用于实施一项为期五年的计划，以降低18至30岁高风险青年群体中的暴力事件发生率。该计划的核心组成部分之一，是开发并推行青少年犯罪预防与恢复性司法（restorative justice）项目方案。本项目拟定了一份参与协议范本与青年参与计划，旨在协助该部落的青少年犯罪预防经理，为当地高风险青年设计并落地相关项目方案。此外，项目团队还对社区犯罪统计数据展开分析，以明确犯罪率的共性特征，并确定预防措施的潜在重点区域。项目针对现有青少年项目开展了文献综述，旨在针对两项核心需求提出优化建议：其一为参与项目的青年及其父母/监护人的参与协议范本；其二为吸引并留存项目青年参与者的策略方案。基于文献综述的研究结果，项目组最终拟定了参与协议范本与青年参与及留存计划范本。项目针对2019年、2020年及2021年这三个完整自然年的社区犯罪统计数据展开分析，通过数据筛选明确了各年度案发量最高的五类犯罪类型，同时梳理出三年间多次作案的惯犯群体。最终，项目将文献综述成果、范本文件及犯罪数据分析结果整合为一份完整专项报告。