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Women and gender diverse people
Recommendation 206:
[All police forces, boards and commissions should] Provide training for all members of the force. It should teach force members how to determine the risk of further harm posed by offenders, according to research and prior patterns of abuse; explain evidentiary and safety issues related to stalking and criminal harassment, children who witness violence, disabled persons who are abused, ritual and cult abuse, date rape, sexual abuse involving breach of trust, and the use of pornography or other sexually violent media in the perpetration of abuse. (p.49)
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Recommendation 337:
[All non-governmental…and governmental services should] Provide specialized training on the needs of women with disabilities, elderly women, Aboriginal women, Inuit women, immigrant women, women of colour and refugee women; on the power imbalance and trust inherent in any relationship between a service provider and a client; and on feminist intervention skills. (p.39)
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Recommendation 41:
[A national] plan of action should include…Adequate, sustained, long-term funding to ensure the provision of culturally relevant services to meet the needs of Indigenous women and girls at risk of violence…, including emergency shelters, court workers, victim services and specific programmes to assist women who have been trafficked within Canada; (p.26)
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Recommendation 459:
[A national] plan of action should include:…The collection and routine publication of gender disaggregated data on health and social and economic conditions for Inuit, Metis and First Nations women and men, including rates of violence against Indigenous women; (p.26).
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Recommendation 121:
[A national] plan of action should include:… 1. Review all social programmes to ensure that funding for programmes of Indigenous women, children and families is equitable to those available to non-Indigenous people in Canada and is sufficient to ensure effective protection and full enjoyment of their rights. Particular priority should be given to eliminating discrimination in funding for Indigenous child welfare
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Recommendation 3:
‘Safe spaces’ where women and girls can get the support and resources they need – particularly in rural and remote communities where there may be a small policing complement, or where everyone knows everyone else; and,
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Recommendation 42:
…There is an expectation that police and crown counsel will ensure each victim is made aware of the support available to them and their family from the appropriate victim services…(p.8)
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Recommendation 392:
…that girls and young women with disabilities have access to high quality sex-education materials and that, whenever and wherever possible, these materials be designed to take into account the needs of girls and women with every type of disability. (p.16)
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Recommendation 431:
…that all Rape Crisis Centres, Court Service, Crisis Centres and Police Stations and all other ‘support services’ collect and make available to the public, statistics regarding request for assistance by women with disabilities. (p.16)
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Recommendation 308:
…Special resource Crown and police officers should be designated in each region to assist and advise all Crown and police on the conduct and handling of sexual assault cases. Designated police officers and Crown should take a leadership role in encouraging the development of programs to sensitize other personnel involved in the justice system to the dynamics and effects of violence against women and gender bias generally. (p.7 –131)
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