victims of crime

• Victims of Crime Hit Hardest Here

StatsCan report highlights disturbing trend Marcello Castellano definitely wasn't expecting to come face to face with a thief in his garage, or to ch...

• Winnipeg Free Press
• October 05, 2010

• Family Members Of Apparent Victims Of Crime Cannot Sue Criminal Investigators In Negligence

On April 8, 2011, the Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision in Wellington v. Ontario. The Court dismissed a negligent investigation claim brou...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Canada Law Articles in English

• Employment of the Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime — Terms and Conditions

• Canada Gazette Nbr. 7, April 04, 2007
• Part II - Official regulations
• Constitution Act, 1982

• Bill C-21, Standing Up For Victims Of White Collar Crime Act

Edited by Tyler Hodgson THE SCOPE OF BILL C-21 On November 1, 2011, the much anticipated changes to the Criminal Code of Canada came into force...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Canada Law Articles in English

• Can mediation be therapeutic for crime victims? An evaluation of victims' experiences in mediation with young offenders.

Introduction Victims have been described as the "forgotten party" in the criminal justice system (Viano 1978). In the criminal justice system, victi...

• Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice
• Vol. 47 Nbr. 3, July 2005

• 10% of Violent Crime Victims Hurt by Knives

Winnipeg leads country: StatsCan They're still there on her lower back, two scars that tell the story of the night she was stabbed. Charisse Fredett...

• Winnipeg Free Press
• April 29, 2010

• Province Wants to Seize Grow-Ops

If successful, proceeds from the sale of the forfeited properties will be placed in an account to compensate victims of crime, enhance the practices and training of law enforcement agencies and put towards programs to reduce or prevent crime.

• Brandon Sun, The
• October 15, 2009

• Bill C-484: unborn victims of crime.

Ottawa -- Conservative MP Ken Epp introduced a private members bill into the House of Commons, entitled "Unborn Victims of Crime Act." It has passed s...

• Catholic Insight
• Vol. 16 Nbr. 7, July 2008

• Northern Saskatchewan to Get Supports for Victims of Crimes

The week of Oct. 31 to Nov. 6 marked Victims Services Week in Saskatchewan, commemorated as a way to increase understanding about the needs of victims of crime and recognize the contributions of hundreds of volunteers in victims services programs across the province. Each year, approximately 300 victims services volunteers give more than 17,000 hours of their time to help almost 15,000 victims of crime in Saskatchewan.

• Saskatchewan Sage
• August 05, 2009

• Have Your Say

The Free Press may want to win its opinion battle with Manitoba prosecutors, but it goes too far by using a bold headline and a sarcasm-rich opinion by David O'Brien, its own staff writer. Through O'Brien, the Free Press attacks Manitoba prosecutors relying on two murder prosecutions 16 and 22 years ago and quoting Greg Brodsky, whose perspective of prosecutors as a defence lawyer is adversarial. O'Brien asserts that "the general public is not skeptical enough of the factors that motivate police and prosecutors." I am a retired prosecutor and a member of the public. I depend on the police, prosecutors, judges and juries to arrest, convict and punish people who commit crimes so that my community and family are safe. For the sake of true and full accountability, perhaps David O'Brien wou...

.... MURRAY CONKLIN. Winnipeg. Victims are the real losers. Re: Holier than thou, Feb. 23...

• Winnipeg Free Press
• August 14, 2009