Association of Canadian Court Administrators
Criminal Justice Inventory
Last updated: December 10, 2011
This database contains descriptions of criminal justice system reform initiatives from across Canada, each described according to a standard format that includes information on the purpose, development, implementation, and evaluation of the reform. The data were collected from surveys of ACCA members in 2008 and 2011, and from information on court services web sites. We rely on ACCA members for advice on corrections or updates to these reforms, as well as for information about new initiatives. Please send this information to the ACCA Research Committee at XXX .
Canada (including provincial and territorial reforms)
Year Name of Project
2008 - present Access To Justice In Both Official Languages
2006 - present Judicial Appointments/Tenure
2006 - present Rule of 80
1999 - present Dual Procedure Offences
1991 - present Aboriginal Justice
1991 - present Procedural Reforms-Crown Disclosure
1991 - present Crown Disclosure
1978 - present Aboriginal Court Worker Program
1968 - Court Amalgamation and Structural Reform
Alberta
Year Name of Project
2010 - present Court Case Management Program
2007 - present Calgary Drug Treatment Court
2007 - present Law Information Centres
2005 - present Edmonton Drug Treatment and Community Restoration Court
1999 - present Domestic Violence Courts
1985 - present Aboriginal Court Worker Program
British Columbia
2008 - 2012 Vancouver Downtown Community Court
2008 - Community Crime Prevention Pilot Project
2007 Criminal Justice Reform Secretariat
2007 - present Bail Reform Project
2007 - present Delay Reduction/Access To Justice Issues
Manitoba
2008 - present Pretrial Coordination
2003 - present Family Violence Risk Factor Checklist
1993 - present Restorative Justice Program - John Howard Society
Newfoundland and Labrador
2011 - present Co-Location of Adoption Records
2011 - present Emergency Planning
2011 - present New Filing Systems
2011 - present Offsite Storage Audits
2011 - present Policies and Procedures Manual
2011 - present Retention And Disposition Schedules
2011 - present Trim Implementation
2011 - present Website Redesign
2010 - present Court Appearances via Video for Accused in Custody
2010 - present Case Assignment and Retrieval System (CAAR SYSTEM)
2010 - present Digital Recording Copies
2010 - present Information Protection
2010 - present Records Inventories
2010 - present Record Use Audit
2009 - present Family Violence Intervention Court
2009 - present Human Resources Plan
2005 - present Mental Health Court
New Brunswick
2011- Domestic Violence Court
Northwest Territories
2009 Northwest Territories Case Management Revised Rules
Nunavut
1999 - present Nunavut Community Justice Committees
Ontario
2008 - present Justice on Target Strategy
2008 - present Justice on Target Specific Reforms:
Expert Advisory Panel; Court Action Sites; Meaningful First Appearances; Dedicated Prosecution; Crown Access Commitment; Streamlined Disclosure; The Sudbury Protocol; Increased Availability of Plea Courts; Direct Accountability; Enhanced Video Conferencing; Bail Enhancements; On-site Legal Aid; Date Setting Committee:The Sarnia Protocol; Posting Criminal Statistics; Forms Assistant Website; Court Support Worker Training (Family Law); Enhanced Court Interpreter Testing; New Court Interpreter Accreditation Model; New Rules of Professional Conduct for Court Interpreters; Court Reporting Transcript Review; Enhancement of Case Tracking System; Enhancement of Criminal Case Management System (ICON); Innovative Technologies in Courtrooms; Public View Terminal; Knowledge Management Tools; Enhancement of Data Tracking for Writs of Execution; Enhancement of Court Security and Prisoner Transfer; Court Staff Training; Court Support Workers Certificate Program; Durham Consolidated Courthouse; Into the Future Committee; Court Access for Persons with Disabilities; Justice and the Media; Legislative Reform; Court Reporting Review; Court Technology Modernization; Court Service Support; Courtroom Training; Court Service Standards; Municipal Administration of Provincial Offences Courts; Courthouse Consolidation and Upgrade; Court Defribillators; Court Safety; Three Appearance Standard; Aboriginal Justice Jury Participation; Family Court Support Worker Program for Victims of Crime; Family Justice: Mandatory Information Program; Family Justice: Mediation Program; Family Justice: Information and Referral Coordinators; Family Justice: Legal Aid Enhancement; Family Law Act Amendments; Children’s Law Reform Act; Family Justice: Process Reforms; Family Justice: Expert Advisory Panel; Family Justice: Legal Aid Certificates
2008 - present Ontario Victim Services Secretariat
2008 - present Ontario Victim Services Specific Reforms:
Ontario Victim Support Hotline; Ontario Victim/Witness Assistance Program; Ontario Victim Services Online Directory; Ontario Victim Quick Response Program; Ontario Internet Child and Youth Exploitation Counseling Program; Ontario Vulnerable Victims and Family Fund; Ontario Child Victim Witness Program; Ontario Support Link Program; Expanded Legal Aid to Victims; Sexual Assault/Rape Crisis Centres; Ontario Domestic Violence Court Program; Ontario Partner Assault Program; Financial Assistance for Families of Homicide Victims (2011);
2008 - present Justice on Target Initiatives
2006 - present Major Crime Court
Yukon
2006 - present Implementation of the Correctional Redevelopment Strategic Plan