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Women and gender diverse people
Recommendation 49:
We recommend the wife assault coordination committee system be used as a model to develop a similar coordinated response team approach to addressing the needs of adult victims of sexual assault. The sexual assault coordination committees in each community would be responsible for assisting in the development of police and Crown policies for adult sexual assault occurrences. (p.7 – 76)
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Recommendation 226:
We recommend the police [and Crown] review and amend existing [sexual assault]…policies, in consultation with the expanded wife assault coordination committees…(p.7 – 76)
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Recommendation 402:
We recommend the Ministry of the Attorney General fund public education programs developed through local organizations to address violence against women. These programs should be sensitive to the social, cultural, and language needs of the multicultural population of British Columbia. These programs must also address the special needs of lesbians and women with disabilities who have been victims of violence. (p. 7 – 131)
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Recommendation 436:
We recommend the Attorney General, in conjunction with the Department of Justice, Canada, implement a recording system in which details of all sexual assaults and other sexual offences are recorded. Details to be recorded would include the charges laid, whether charges were reduced, whether charges were stayed, sentence imposed, summary of Crown submission on sentence, whether a victim impact statement was prepared and, if so, if it was presented to the court, the results of any plea bargaining, whether the conviction and/or sentence is appealed, recommendations regarding bail and conditions ultimately imposed, referrals to victim support services, and contact with the victim by Crown prior to trial. We also recommend the federal government support and encourage the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics to develop a national database that would allow the monitoring and tracking of sexual assault cases from the time of initial report to the police to ultimate disposition, as well as capture prosecutorial data. (p.7 – 134)
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Recommendation 438:
We recommend the Attorney General, in conjunction with the Department of Justice, Canada, implement a recording system in which details of all sexual assaults and other sexual offences are recorded. Details to be recorded would include the charges laid, whether charges were reduced, whether charges were stayed, sentence imposed, summary of Crown submission on sentence, whether a victim impact statement was prepared and, if so, if it was presented to the court, the results of any plea bargaining, whether the conviction and/or sentence is appealed, recommendations regarding bail and conditions ultimately imposed, referrals to victim support services, and contact with the victim by Crown prior to trial. We also recommend the federal government support and encourage the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics to develop a national database that would allow the monitoring and tracking of sexual assault cases from the time of initial report to the police to ultimate disposition, as well as capture prosecutorial data. (p.7 – 134)
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Recommendation 437:
We recommend the Attorney General, in conjunction with the Department of Justice, Canada, implement a detailed recording system for wife assault cases to facilitate the collection of accurate statistics. The recording system should contain: Information about referral to victim services, contact with the victim prior to trial, any charges laid, stayed or reduced, bail recommendations and conditions ultimately imposed, a summary of the Crown’s submission on sentence, whether a victim impact statement was prepared and used, the plea bargain, the sentence imposed, and any appeal of sentence. We also recommend the federal government support and encourage the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics to develop a national database that would allow the monitoring and tracking of wife assault cases from the time of initial report to the police to ultimate disposition, as well as capture prosecutorial data. (p.7 – 134)
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Recommendation 336:
We recommend police, Crown, victim services, and Corrections staff be given joint training in the dynamics of sexual assault, the physical and psychological impact of abuse upon the victim, and the need for a gender sensitive approach to these cases. This training should be standardized and delivered province-wide to ensure accountability. It should also address the special cultural, social and language needs of immigrant women, women of colour, aboriginal women, lesbians, and women with disabilities, and involved service providers and victims from the community as resource persons, wherever possible….(p.7 – 131)
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- Corrections ,
- Courts ,
- Culture and language ,
- Decolonization and Indigenous rights ,
- Discrimination and hate ,
- Gender-based violence ,
- Health, wellness and services ,
- Indigenous rights and self-governance ,
- Policing and the criminal justice system ,
- Poverty and economic inequality ,
- Public services ,
- Representation and leadership
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Recommendation 36:
We call upon the federal, provincial, and territorial governments to work with Aboriginal communities to provide culturally relevant services to inmates on issues such as substance abuse, family and domestic violence, and overcoming the experience of having been sexually abused.
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Recommendation 7:
We believe the victim service program…should be improved to maximize the voluntary cooperation of the victim in the trial process by implementing the following recommendations: Ensure every community has a specialized victim service program for battered women (p.7 – 50) and victims of sexual assault…(p.7 – 90)
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Recommendation 230:
Until such time as “exceptional circumstances” is eliminated, these determinations should be made in consultation with specialized victim assistance programs. This directive should be expressly written into all violence-related policies. (p.48)
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