Public Safety Canada National Victims Roundtable

The morning session, led by the Corrections Policy Unit of the Corrections and Criminal Justice Division, focused on a review of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act, and provided the opportunity to hear from stakeholders on the key stages of the federal correctional process, in particular: a) intake assessment of the offender and correctional planning; b) penitentiary placement of offender [...] Presentations and discussions during the roundtable highlighted that while the Government has made progress in ensuring victims' participation in the corrections and conditional release system, opportunities to enable all victims of crime to have a voice in the criminal justice system. [...] PUBLIC SAFETY CANADA National Victims Roundtable Introduction On July 11, 2017, Public Safety Canada’s (PS) National Office for Victims (NOV) hosted a National Victims Roundtable on the role of victims in the federal corrections and conditional release system and victims right to participation under the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights. [...] Building upon previous stakeholder engagement sessions meant to encourage participation of victims of crime and those who may experience marginalization by the system and its available services, the objectives of this roundtable were to identify: • the participation needs of victims of federal offenders, • what choice and options could be considered to increase their opportunity to participate and [...] National Office for Victims (NOV) A representative from PS explained that the NOV was established in 2005 to ensure that victims’ perspectives were considered in the development of federal corrections policy; to provide general information to victims about corrections and conditional release; and facilitate access to the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) and the Parole Board of Canada (PBC) sta