CRM 3306 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Natural And Legal Rights, Restorative Justice, Victim Impact Statement
25 Jan 2017
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Marie france lalonde minster of community safety, background in social work, organizes the opp, police first line responders. Act from 1989; included a statement about treating victims with respect. Limitations in canada the sorts of things that should be in place: benchmark and motivator in the entire world (un resolution, talked about rights of victims. Existence of merchery report made recommendations on how ot shift the compensation program from adding insult to injury to finding a solution, letting people know these services exist. Minister naqvi attorney general, minister of justice: right to justice victim being heard, victims do have limited right privacy can be protected, victim impact statement, most controversial right. 2014/15 the government got a federal bill of rights adopted: right to seek restitution, right to protection, right to participation, right to information. We have these four rights, close to the inalienable rights. But there"s no commitment to reduce victimization, no services, no implementation, no recognition.
