A justice system that focuses on the victim, as well as the offender

From the article by  Harvey Voogd in the Edmonton Journal:

When a crime occurs, it does not affect just one person, but also impacts their family members and the entire community.

This was personally made clear to my family in the fall of 2008 when our pickup was stolen in the middle of the night. Though it was parked in front of our home in Edmonton and under a street light, neither we nor our neighbours heard anything.

The truck was recovered near Alberta Beach, but was written off due to a combination of damage sustained and the age of the vehicle. We received $3,700 for the loss, but our new second-hand truck cost $11,000 -- a financial hit that we had not anticipated.

Apr 23, 2010 Story, Region: North America and Caribbean, Media, System, Victim, Country:Canada

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Maufas' daughter took items, superintendent says

from the article by Jill Tucker on SFGate.com:

The 22-year-old daughter of a San Francisco school board member stole a district laptop and $250 from another school board member and a district staff member while her mother attended board meetings in the same building, district officials confirmed Friday.

Francesca Maufas, the daughter of board member Kim-Shree Maufas, took the laptop and $90 cash from a third-floor office of a senior staff member during the school board's March 9 meeting at district headquarters, officials said. A surveillance camera captured the 22-year-old in the hallway and entering the office, said Superintendent Carlos Garcia.

She confessed to the theft the next day and disclosed the location of the laptop, which she had stashed in the building, Garcia said.

The younger Maufas also acknowledged taking at least $160 from board member Jill Wynns' purse, which had been placed under a desk in the board's office during a late February committee meeting.

Apr 23, 2010 Story, Region: North America and Caribbean, Country:USA

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