Child Diversion” is the exercise of implementing measures for dealing with children, alleged as, accused of, or recognized as having infringed the penal law without resorting to formal judicial proceedings.

Restorative Justice (RJ) is a process whereby all the parties with a stake in a particular offence come together to resolve collectively how to deal with the aftermath of the offence.

The Council’s mandate is to administer an efficient and coordinated legal aid system in Jamaica.

The VSD seeks to provide opportunity for healing and therapeutic intervention in order to assist the Ministry to balance justice for all victims of crime. 

The ministry handles Expungement is which is removal one’s criminal/police record after a specific period of time has elapsed and after certain requirements have been met.

The CCFLU also handles the request for the minister marriage license.  This application for a special licence to perform the marriage. The Licence is granted by the Minister upon satisfactory proof that there is no lawful impediment to the marriage

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