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'" ~. ;1\ " G " () / . h ". ~ I') .~ (I 11 :f ; ~ 1/ 'I i,t J Ii d Victims .:=:s Wi tnesses of crt:: in Canada I'. U 'J by a ii Dick Weller ': and Jean-Guy Desgagne of the Canadian Council on Social Development o o D Q This report was prepared under contract to the Department of Justice0anada. Points '0 of view or opinions stated in this report a're those of the author and do not neces­ o sarily represent the views or 'policies of c' the Department of Justice. 0 ,;' I) If Q r~ • fJ \Ie; ~Io..:;."~-<I"'~-.".' o L " Deputy Minister of Justice and Sous-ministre de la Justice et Deputy Attorney General of Canada sous-procureur general du Canada ) /1 Ottawa, Canada j I o p K1A aHa o o ,e ~ May 7, 1984' \1 ".~'. Dear Sir/Madam: In 1983,' the Department of Justice commissioned the Canadian Council on Social Development to conduct a survey of services to victims and witnesses of crime in Canada. This work included an inventory of services to victims of crime in Canada and an \'ana1ysis of the main trends in the development of victim services in Canada up to March 1983. The ,findings of this study were communicated to the Federal Provincial Task Force on Victims of Crime. U.S. Department of Justice ~atlonal.lnstitute of Justice The inventory of services was not. published but it is made This document has been reproduced exactly ,as received from the available to interested persons through the computerized person or organization originating it. Points of VIew or opinions stat~d 'data source on victims located within the Library and " in this document are those of the a!Jthors and do. not nec~ssari y represent the official position or policies of the NallOnallnstltute of Reference Centre, Ministry of ' the Solicitor General 'in 1,1 Justice. Qtta.wa~" 0 \\ Permission to reproduce this copyrighted material has been o gra~lster of supply and Services On the other hand, the analysis of the inventory of services, I entitled "Victims and Witnesses of Crime in Canada" has been ,J canada published by the Department of Justice due to its" interest . "to the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) ..' to a broad range of people and groupp involved in the aJ3,.~a \) (5' FUJ;lher reproduction outside of the NCJRS system requires permis. , ·of victim and witness assistance. sibn of the copyrighl owner. , C I have enclosed a copy of this,,>report and I trust that you (; will find it informa~ve and useful. Yours sincerely, o c Roger Tasse Deputy Minister of Jus·tice 'i.. 1 © Minister of Supply and Services Canada 1984 Cat. No. JS 42-21/1984 ISBN 0-662-53013-6 -- ,. If (l Canada " :,~=-~~... ~~,,~- "-- ... ,.,~'"'-...::~-,---~ r, JjI I ~\ Deputy Minister of Justice and Sous-ministre de la Justice e! 1+ Deputy Attorney General of Canada sous-procureur general du Canada ottawa. Canada KlA OHa I I ! Le 7 mai 1984 I I Ij Monsieur/Ma,dame, ! En 1983, Ie ministere de la Justice a accorde un contrat de recherche au Conseil canadien de developpement social pour qu'il effectue une etude sur les services aux victimes et This report reflects the generou{~~ontributions of many temoins de crime au Canada. Cette etude g permis de dresser individuals representing both pub~1c and voluntary un inventaire complet des services disponibles au Canada pour o sector criminal justice and socia}, development interests. les victimes et temoins de crime, et d'analyser les pcrincipales a These contributions included pr9~ision of written ..~,- tendances ayant marque Ie developpement de ces services" information, response to questionnaires emplo~ed in,a 'jt:isq'u'en mars 1983. Les resultatp de l'etude ont en suite ~te nationa.l victim services survey and personal 1nterv1ews. communiques au Groupe de travail federal~provincial sur les We are grateful to all those who have assisted the victimes de crime. Council in this effort • .Le repertoire des services n'a pas ete publie. Toutefois, il est disponible aux personnes interessees via Ie service informatise d' information sur les victimes d'e crime si tue au Centre de Consultation du Ministere du Solliciteur General a Ottawa. Richard Weiler D' autre part, I' analyse du repertoire des services intitul(~ Canadian Council on Social Development "Victimes et temoins de crimes au Canada" a ete publieeQpar Ie ministere de la Justice en raison ds l'inter@t que cette analyse presentait pour un grand nombre de personnes e·t de groupes impliques dans ce domaine'~ c ~\ J't ai inclus une copie du rapport qui, je crois, saura vous @tre l.i'tile., Veuillez agreer, Monsieur/Madame, I' expres,sion de mes sentiments les meilleurs. Le sous-ministre de la Justice, o Roger Tas?e Piece jointe ,. Canada r 1 1 I PAGE CHAPTER ,Chapter 1 - Intl'oduction () 1) Introduction .......•..•... ·····················;,·····, ....... '... 1 The victim of crime " has often been seen to-have Q (; I Vi ctim Needs ..............•..... ········· ~ ., ...... '.' .. 1 not received due societal concern. This has resulted in recent 1.1 ·2 .""'.> II Victim Services ............" ............... " ......... '~ .. years, in cORsiderab1e development in research and planning as I~, \ III 1981 Victims Survey .. : ..................... ~ ......... 3 wen as in services designed to deal with the needs of victims. IV 1983 Victim Services Survey .... : ........ · •.. ··· ...... · 6 This report is intended to inform those interested in the planning and development of services to crime victims of these recent 2) B deve10pments~ Its objectives include: Recent Developments Tow~rds Victim Services ................... ~.-.:: .;:..'.~ : 8 I Federal Government Initiative ......... ···i···· ., ....... * To provide a summary of the Canadian experience in I I Infras t ructu re .......................... ;, .... • .....•.. 8 determining the needs of victims and victim service .1 I I Research .•.........•.................... ~, .........•... 14 requirements - especially as they have emerged since IV Developments in the Law ...•........ ····· ............. 24 1 980. ,25~' (i i 3) Recent Servi ce Trends ...•......... ··············,·············· I i * To ihdicate, through descriptions and selected 25 ,\ illustrations, various trend~ in servi~e development I Historical Service Trends .......... · .. ·;·· .. ·······•·· ;:; I I Recent Servi ce Trends .................. ,; ............. 27 and victim based service projects. Social Development ............... ·.····•·············• 28 Hea 1 th Servi ce ................... • ...........•..• 28 * To identify a number of issues which will require 29 at ten t ion i nth e f ut u r e e v.o 1 uti 0 n 0 f s e r vic est 0 Social Service ...• !.! •••••••••••••• ".·············· crime victims. Special Interest Groups .......•.. ~ .............. 34' The Just; ce System ...•.........•. · ..... ',..... ,t .......•. 37 Co rrecti ons ..... " ..........•..... ;' ...... :: ........ 37 * To p~~~ide asststance to readers in seeking further ~\ i,oformation. This is accomplished in a number of ways. Pol ice .....•................' ..... j: ••~ •••••••••••• 'I' 37 Courts •. , •................. ~":~'\~II~io •••••• , ••••' •• 42 References to various pieces of research, demonstration f1"'1 r,' .' projects and ongoing programs are often employed as Crown Attorneys., .. ~ ...t'\:~# I; •• '\'~ ••••••••••••••• 43 J' illustrative examples throughout the paper. Further : . ~ !l~'?;,~ 46 there are numerous references in the paper to sources 4) Where to from Here? ..... :~ ................ii ..~ .......:. ..........,. .. of information related to research and service delivery /. • ~'\, .' ~,\\\~ tI!:i.. J Extent or ServlcelDevelopment. ~~....... ··\O~~ .,/ .... 46 of victim services. The document also includes a I I Human ReSou rces .................... \~1.1 ............. 47 number of appendices identifying and/aescribing key III Process of Service Deve10pment-cQ,\l•.................•. 50 victim witne~s res~arch and projecifinitiativ~s. They , 52 D ' I V Unders tandi n9 of II Vi ct i m Servlftes II •••••••••• '0' • ••••••• also include an updated inventory of specialized victim V I nformati on Programs ........ ~ ......... ~' ...... ,,. ..... .. 53 witness p~ojects including transition homes, sexual VI The Justi ce Fi el d .....•............. , ................ 55 assault centres and crime compensaticon pro'grams. VI I Socj a 1 Development.,.", ....... !J• ••••••••••••••••••••• '". ••• 56 VIn The Ro1 e of the Voluntary Sector ...•.......... " ..... ·· 56 Thus, the\document is intended to assist th~reader in gaining IX Organization of Services ...... , ... "................... 57 an updated appreci at i.on of Canadi an experi erk.e