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3 results foundAuthor: British Columbia. Ministry of Finance. Internal Audit & Advisory Services Title: Review of the Provincial Justice System in British Columbia Summary: The provincial justice system in British Columbia is jointly administered by the Ministry of Attorney General (MAG) and the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General (PSSG). MAG is responsible for law reform, for the administration of justice and for seeing that public affairs are administered in accordance with the law, while PSSG works to maintain and enhance public safety in every community across the province. Combined, the ministries are responsible for the provision of an effective and efficient justice system, including: police services; prosecutorial services; court services, including family, civil and criminal courts; the funding of the judiciary; and corrections services. The justice system has faced increasing demands and related costs resulting in increases in the time a case takes to get to trial, growing number of cases being stayed and unscheduled courtroom closures due to lack of availability of sheriffs and/or court clerks. Further, the size of the judiciary has been a concern in that the number of judge sitting hours may not adequately ensure timely access to justice. In addition, the justice sector is facing significant systemic challenges which serve to drive up costs. As examples, the complexity of crime continues to increase, along with increasing complexity in the legal system and in managing offenders. Organized crime has expanded, and both trafficking in persons and domestic violence require increasingly specialized responses. In order to respond to accelerating demand, delays and resource shortfalls, the ministries continue to rethink and reshape the delivery of justice services. A key goal is to enhance efficiencies and reduce costs by reducing the volume of cases going into the courts, and for more than a decade MAG has devised and implemented a number of justice reform initiatives. Likewise PSSG has implemented a number of initiatives intended to reduce operational costs and eliminate discretionary spending, including risk-based approaches to treating offenders and those under bail supervision and streamlining of services such as health care, food and community corrections. As a result of the increasing pressures on the system, Internal Audit & Advisory Services (IAAS) was requested to conduct a broad review of the Ministries of AG and PSSG. Details: Vancouver, BC: British Columbia Ministry of Finance, 2012(?). 34p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed September 21, 2012 at: http://www.ag.gov.bc.ca/public/JusticeSystemReview.pdf Year: 2012 Country: Canada URL: http://www.ag.gov.bc.ca/public/JusticeSystemReview.pdf Shelf Number: 126390 Keywords: Criminal Justice ReformCriminal Justice Systems (British Columbia, Canada |
Author: Cowper, D. Geoffrey Title: A Criminal Justice System for the 21st Century: Final Report to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General Honourable Shirley Bond Summary: review of the justice system, led by Geoffrey Cowper, QC, looked at challenges set out in the Province’s Green Paper, Modernizing British Columbia’s Justice System. Mr. Cowper was asked to identify the top issues affecting the public’s access to timely justice, and to determine what can be done to ensure efficiencies currently underway have the desired impacts, while also respecting judicial independence. Mr. Cowper provided A Criminal Justice System for the 21st Century: Final Report to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General to government in August 2012. The report was developed over six months with input from more than 100 justice system participants, stakeholders and members of the public. Details: Victoria, BC, Canada: BC Justice Reform Initiative, 2012. 288p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed April 5, 2013 at: http://www.ag.gov.bc.ca/public/justice-reform/CowperFinalReport.pdf Year: 2012 Country: Canada URL: http://www.ag.gov.bc.ca/public/justice-reform/CowperFinalReport.pdf Shelf Number: 128286 Keywords: Criminal Justice ReformCriminal Justice Systems (British Columbia, Canada |
Author: British Columbia. Ministry of Justice Title: White Paper on Justice Reform Part One: A Modern, Transparent Justice System. Part Two: A Timely, Balanced Justice System Summary: This White Paper sets out Government’s overall vision for a transparent, timely, and balanced justice system. It also provides detail on the specific steps Government will take to achieve this vision, through systems change, policy innovation and legislative reform. It represents the culmination of intensive review of the key aspects of the system, with input from different perspectives and consideration of alternative approaches. The White Paper is separated into two parts. Part One, this document, outlines the steps necessary to create a transparent system of justice. It also outlines immediate steps, using coordinated planning and decision-making, to make real headway towards eliminating the backlog of cases in the courts, and to avoid similar challenges in the future. Part Two represents the next stage with further emphasis on front-line operations and services to the public in the civil, family, administrative and criminal law settings and with respect to public safety. Part Two, completing the vision of transparent, timely and balanced justice, is also timed to allow consideration of findings and recommendations of the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry, and to address key points from the forthcoming BC Policing Plan. Details: Victoria, BC: Ministry of Justice, 2012-2013. 28p.; 40p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed April 18, 2013 at: http://www.justicebc.ca/shared/pdfs/WhitePaperOne.pdf Year: 2013 Country: Canada URL: http://www.justicebc.ca/shared/pdfs/WhitePaperOne.pdf Shelf Number: 128415 Keywords: Criminal Justice ReformCriminal Justice Systems (British Columbia, Canada |