Justice Reform Initiatives ~ Early Solutions, Faster Justice
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When British Columbians think about their justice system, they usually picture a courtroom where a lawyer presents a case before a judge, who makes a decision about how to resolve a dispute or assesses the guilt or innocence of someone charged with a crime.
But the justice system is much more than court. It includes public institutions, such as the courts, Corrections, police, administrative tribunals and the Legal Services Society. It includes individual professionals, such as the judiciary, lawyers, mediators, family justice counsellors, probation officers, social workers, police officers and others. And, it includes community-based groups that often work with government to provide justice services.
Justice reform involves making changes to the justice system to modernize it and make it more accessible, responsive and affordable. Reforms address widespread concerns about how the justice system works.
Latest Updates
January 2, 2009
Effective January 1, 2009, the family mediation pilot project was further expanded to include the Vancouver and New Westminster registries of the Supreme Court.
May 6, 2008
On April 15, 2008, Bill 28, the Wills, Estates and Succession Act, was introduced to the B.C. Legislative Assembly. The legislation follows closely recommendations made by the British Columbia Law Institute (BCLI) and reduces the number of separate acts that involve estate law from seven to one. The goal is to modernize the law and make it easier to read, understand and use.
March 4, 2008
The prolific offender pilot project brings together resources from enforcement agencies (police, corrections and Crown) and health and social services. The project aims to use more intensive supervision of and timely intervention with a small group of prolific offenders to reduce crime, whether that is through treatment or incarceration.
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