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The policy will guide Crown lawyers through all aspects of criminal cases involving Indigenous Peoples, including the decision to prosecute, restorative justice, arraignment, bail and sentencing.Chief Crown attorney Ingrid Brodie says Indigenous Peoples have become disproportionately involved in the criminal justice system in Nova Scotia and across Canada.
It comes eight months after Nova Scotia became the first province in Canada to open a superior court on a reserve.
You never ensure anything better for a particular group by enacting policies which set them apart from the rest of society
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