LAWS 4308 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Restorative Justice, Needs Assessment, Volume-Weighted Average Price
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Person against whom an offence has been committed, or is alleged to have suffered harm as a result of the commission of the offence. Cc s. (cid:1011)22. (cid:894)(cid:1008)(cid:895)(cid:894)a(cid:895): (cid:862)vi(cid:272)ti(cid:373)s(cid:863) a(cid:396)e pe(cid:396)so(cid:374)s to (cid:449)ho(cid:373) ha(cid:396)(cid:373) was done or who suffered physical or emotional harm as a result of the offence. Harm includes: physical harm, emotional harm, property damage, economic loss. Includes (cid:862)i(cid:374)di(cid:396)e(cid:272)t (cid:448)i(cid:272)ti(cid:373)s(cid:863), (cid:272)hild(cid:396)e(cid:374), pa(cid:396)e(cid:374)ts, families members of the victim, anyone who can be reasonably said to have suffered harm. O(cid:449)e (cid:448)i(cid:272)ti(cid:373) (cid:396)espe(cid:272)t a(cid:374) (cid:272)a(cid:374)do(cid:396), (cid:271)oth ad(cid:448)o(cid:272)ates fo(cid:396) the pe(cid:396)se(cid:272)utio(cid:374) a(cid:374)d (cid:862) (cid:373)i(cid:374)iste(cid:396)s of justi(cid:272)e(cid:863) Criminal prosecution not solely aimed at pursuing interests of victim, must consider interest of the public. Crown should display sensitivity, fairness, and compassion. In cases where serious harm has occurred crown attorney should ensure a system is in place to identify such cases and victims are promptly informed of info that potentially effects their safety or significantly changes case.