Increased Focus On Alternative Dispute Resolution
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The Ministry of Justice is placing increased focus on alternative dispute resolution (ADR) methods, such as restorative justice and meditation, as tools for Jamaicans to settle their disagreements in a peaceful manner, and to reduce the number of cases being placed before the courts. “It will be the major focus… the need for it is great,” said portfolio Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck. “The courts are overwhelmed. In the… civil [division of the] parish courts, they have an average of 23,000 cases per year. In the family court, they have an average of 21,000 cases per year and in the criminal…