Domestic Violence Court - Duncan

Specialized court responding to the needs of people experiencing intimate partner violence. The primary objective of the court is to stop violence in relationships and keep families safe. Employ a therapeutic or problem-solving model to sentencing offenders who plead guilty to domestic violence offences, in which service providers attend court to provide services for both victims and offenders. Corresponding information is offered to the judge to make sentencing more effective. Problem-solving courts try to help people with the underlying problems contributing to their criminal behaviour, but still hold them accountable. Participants include specially trained Crown counsel, police, probation officers, community-based victim services, a Native Court Worker, and a child protection social worker.