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Interacting with criminal justice system
Recommendation 9:
Require advanced training in working with people with mental health disabilities for all Mental Health Liaison Officers as well as staff working on mental health and no-violence units, in segregation, and as members of ERTs as a prerequisite for performing these roles. Require regular refresher courses.
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Recommendation 30:
Report all uses of force involving potentially inappropriate or unjustified force, or force resulting in injury to the prisoner, to police.
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Recommendation 67:
Report all uses of force involving potentially inappropriate or unjustified force, or force resulting in injury to the prisoner, to police.
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Recommendation 154:
Repeal the mandatory imposition of the victim fine surcharge and give judges the discretion to waive the fine for those unable to pay it.
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Recommendation 150:
Repeal laws that criminalize or increase harm for women in the sex trade.
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Recommendation 10:
Repeal laws that criminalize or increase harm for Indigenous women in the sex trade.
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Recommendation 149:
Repeal all mandatory minimum prison sentences for non-violent offences. Implement legislation to allow trial judges to depart from mandatory minimum sentences and restrictions on the use of conditional sentences.
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Recommendation 155:
Reform the drug treatment court process so as to not require a guilty plea to access the program.
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Recommendation 140:
Reduce the number of bylaw infraction tickets issued by VPD in the DTES.
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Recommendation 134:
Redirect growing municipal, provincial, and federal police and prison budgets towards solutions that increase safety for Indigenous women such as more housing, child care, income, healthcare, mental health and addictions services, and healing supports.
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