An Article By our Executive Director, Nigel Macleod, on Restorative Justice: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/restorative-justice-sexual-assault-8vqwe
A Research Analysis by the Federal Ombudsperson for Victims of Crime, recommending Restorative Justice Approaches and how they can support crime victims:
An article by Professors Daniel Del Gobbo (University of Windsor) and Jennifer Llewellyn (Dalhousie University) on Restorative Justice:
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=6659504
An Article by our Executive Director on Restorative Justice’s Transformative Potential:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/civil-justice-reform-now-our-work-k0jne
Lanark County Community Justice will be hosting a very exciting event on June 15th, 2026:
Lanark County Community Justice & Lanark County Interval House invite you to a community dialogue exploring Restorative Justice and Sexual Assault: -Exploring the options
Across Ontario and beyond, survivors are increasingly speaking out about their experiences in the traditional criminal justice system. Many are calling for greater choice, voice, and agency, including access to alternative, survivor‑driven pathways that focus on accountability, safety, and healing. This event creates space to listen, learn, and reflect on what restorative justice could offer in some cases, when it is survivor‑led, trauma‑informed, and carefully designed.
This gathering will bring together justice providers, survivors, service providers, educators, students, and community members to explore:
- Why some survivors seek alternatives to the traditional justice process.
- What restorative justice is—and what it is not.
- What other alternative paths to justice could there be?
- What safety, support, and accountability must be in place
- What system‑level changes are being discussed in Ontario
- What we need to consider if alternative pathways are to be expanded responsibly
Event Details
Title:
Restorative Justice and Sexual Assault -Exploring the options
Date:
Monday, June 15th, 2026
Time:
1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Location:
Perth Civitan Club
6787 County Road 43, RR#5
Perth, Ontario
📞 1‑613‑267‑2181
✉️ perthcivitan@gmail.com
Trauma‑informed support persons will be available throughout.
Guest Speaker
Robin Parker
Criminal Lawyer, Survivor Advocate, Restorative Justice Speaker
Robin Parker is a Toronto‑based criminal lawyer who has spent more than 25 years working within the justice system—as a federal prosecutor, defence counsel, investigator, and legal educator. She has appeared at every level of court across Ontario and the North and has extensive experience in complex criminal and constitutional matters.
Robin is also a survivor of sexual assault, and her own experience navigating the justice system has deeply shaped her advocacy. After being sexually assaulted in 2018, Robin sought a response that centred accountability, dialogue, and healing rather than traditional prosecution. Despite Ontario policies that generally prohibit the use of restorative justice in sexual assault cases, she successfully advocated for a restorative process in her own case, becoming part of a growing survivor‑led movement calling for expanded access to alternative pathways to justice.
Robin has since become a prominent voice in public and legal conversations about survivor choice, publication bans, and access to restorative and community‑based justice processes. She has testified before parliamentary committees, supported survivors in lifting publication bans, and works closely with community organizations to promote trauma‑informed, survivor‑centred responses to sexual violence.
Save the date: Restorative Justice and Sexual Assault: -Exploring the options
Across Ontario, survivors of sexual assault are speaking up. Many are asking for choice, voice, and alternative pathways to justice that centre healing, accountability, and safety.
Join Lanark County Community Justice and Lanark County Interval House for a community conversation featuring guest speaker Robin Parker — criminal lawyer, survivor, and leading advocate for restorative justice — as we explore why survivors are calling for alternatives to the traditional justice system, and what restorative justice could look like when it is survivor‑led and trauma‑informed.
📅 Monday, June 15th
🕐 1:00 – 4:30 PM
📍 Perth Civitan Club
🎤 Guest Speaker: Robin Parker
This is not about replacing the criminal justice system.
It’s about listening to survivors and exploring what else might be needed.