Delaying justice is denying justice : an urgent need to address lengthy court delays in Canada / The Honourable Bob Runciman, chair ; The Honourable George Baker, deputy chair.: YC24-0/421-8E-PDF
"On 28 January 2016, the Senate of Canada authorized the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs (the Committee) to undertake a study on delays in Canada’s criminal justice system and to review the roles of the Government of Canada and Parliament in addressing such delays. The broad consensus the Committee gathered from witnesses is that delays are a significant problem in Canada that demands attention. In 2013-14, the median time from the laying of a charge to a case’s final disposition for an adult was 123 days and the median number of court appearances was five. For homicide cases, the median time was 451 days, followed by sexual assault cases at 321 days, and attempted murder cases at 314 days. Cases involving a trial (as opposed to the large majority of cases that are resolved without a trial by guilty pleas, withdrawal of charges, etc.) often require a lot of time and resources to hear all of the testimony, legal arguments and victim impact statements"--p. 1.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Parliament. Senate. Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs. |
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| Title | Delaying justice is denying justice : an urgent need to address lengthy court delays in Canada / The Honourable Bob Runciman, chair ; The Honourable George Baker, deputy chair. |
| Variant title | Urgent need to address lengthy court delays in Canada |
| Series title | Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs ; [8th report, 42nd Parliament, 1st session] |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | Issued also in French under title: Justice différée, justice refusée : l'urgence de réduire les longs délais dans le système judiciaire au Canada. Cover title. "August 2016." Includes bibliographical references. |
| Publishing information | [Ottawa] : Senate, 2016. |
| Author / Contributor | Runciman, Robert W. Baker, George S., 1942- |
| Description | 23 p. |
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| Subject terms | Criminal justice Justice system |
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