Justice Institute of British Columbia

About: Justice Institute of British Columbia is a based out in . It is known for research contribution in the topics: Poison control & Mental health. The organization has 52 authors who have published 74 publications receiving 1729 citations.

Mass-gathering Health Research Foundational Theory: Part 1--Population Models for Mass Gatherings--CORRIGENDUM.

Abstract: 1. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2. Justice Institute of British Columbia, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada 3. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 4. School of Nursing, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 5. Flinders University, World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Mass Gatherings and High Consequence/ High Visibility Events, Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 6. University of Canberra, Faculty of Health, Bruce, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Beyond Forms, Functions and Limits: The Interactionism of Lon L. Fuller and its Implications for Alternative Dispute Resolution

Abstract: Despite tributes paid to Fuller as an intellectual father of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), little attention has been paid within the ADR field to the broader interactionist vision that underlies Fuller’s discussion about process. A closer reading of Fuller’s study of mediation, however, reveals that he intended that study to substantiate his interactionist thesis about the nature of social ordering. He understood ordering to be generated by and to reflect a particular experience of social interaction. Fuller’s interactionist vision recognizes the creative, choice-making and purposive dimensions of human reality, emphasizes participation as a normative criterion for institutional design, and gives rise to a pluralistic notion of power arrangements. It appears in Fuller’s thinking about process as a kind of dialectic and integrative mindset that pervades his means-ends analysis, functional analytical approach and his emphasis on institutional design. This interactionist vision has particular relevance for the practice and research of ADR, for example, in helping to develop a more integrative approach to process pluralism.

Using Visual Narratives (Comics) to Increase Literacy and Highlight Stories of Social Justice: Awakening to Truth and Reconciliation.

Abstract: How can creating a simple stick figure comic help us tell — and deeply listen to — true stories of social injustice and practice anti-oppression strategies? More specifically, how can creating a series of stick-figure comics help learners enhance their understanding of the Indigenous Peoples’ testimonies in the Truth and Reconciliation Report (TRC, 2015)? In my experience, stick-figure visual narratives can help participants tell stories of social injustices and practice ways that might restore right relations. In this paper, I provide a background story and a literature review in describing the rationale and method of using this approach to teach social justice concepts and rehearse pro-social interventions. I conclude with a detailed lesson plan for using the social-justice comics method for visually presenting the TRC 2015 report. Comment l’acte de dessiner un bonhomme allumette peut-il nous aider a raconter – et a ecouter tres attentivement – des histoires vecues d’injustices sociales et a adopter des strategies contre l’oppression? Plus particulierement, comment des apprenants, en creant une serie de bonhommes allumettes, peuvent-ils mieux comprendre les temoignages des Autochtones inclus dans le rapport de la Commission de verite et de reconciliation (2015)? D’apres mon experience, les recits visuels en bonhommes allumettes aident les participants a raconter leurs histoires d’injustices sociales et a mettre en pratique des moyens pour eventuellement retablir des relations justes. Dans le present article, je decris le contexte et les etudes qui sous-tendent le pourquoi et la methode des bonhommes allumettes pour enseigner les concepts de justice sociale et exercer la pratique d’intervention sociale. En conclusion, je presente un plan de lecon indiquant comment utiliser la methode des dessins a portee sociale pour representer visuellement le rapport de la Commission de verite et de reconciliation de 2015.

A tale of two clients: criminal justice system failings in addressing the needs of South Asian communities of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

Abstract: South Asians are the largest immigrant group in Canada, yet criminal justice system interventions have failed to adequately address the needs of this population. The experiences of South Asian families in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, who become involved with the criminal justice system as a result of an incident of intimate partner violence, are described by front-line practitioners who deal with them in the days, weeks and months following the incident. These front-line workers argued that long court waits and long waits for counselling, coupled with South Asian cultural values around marriage and the tendency to reconcile after criminal justice system involvement, are creating additional stressors upon the victim. They envision changes that would make criminal justice system interventions more responsive to the needs of South Asian families.