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| tips = A number of "problem-solving courts" have emerged over the past few years that deal with people who are prepared to plead guilty or take responsibility for criminal offences. Two of them — the Drug Treatment Court of Vancouver and the Downtown Community Court — only take cases from the Vancouver area, but the New Westminster First Nations Court <span class="noglossary">will</span> take some aboriginal offender cases waived from elsewhere in the province. Sentencing at the First Nations Court consists of a roundtable discussion among the judge, lawyers, helping professionals, offender, victim and supportive family and community members about an appropriate sentence or "healing plan." Related family legal matters and youth court matters can be dealt with at the same time. Contact [[Native Courtworkers]] (see the [[Resource List for Legal Help for British Columbians|Resource List]]), Crown Counsel or a lawyer for information about accessing the New Westminster First Nations Court.