Budget 2003 -- Government of British Columbia.
   

Objectives, Strategies, Measures and Targets for Core Business Areas — Continued

Prosecution Services

This core business area supports the following ministry goals:

  • Laws and justice services are administered fairly, equitably, and efficiently to all British Columbians, while individual rights and judicial independence are protected
  • Citizens and communities of British Columbia receive protection from crime and its social and economic consequences
Objective: Process criminal cases in a timely and efficient manner within three levels of court
Strategies:
  • Conduct charge assessments of allegations of criminal offences
  • Increase appropriate referrals to alternative measures programs
  • Use victim statements/information at sentencing where appropriate
Objective: Protect the community from high-risk and violent offenders by making dangerous offender, long-term offender and recognizance applications where appropriate

 

Performance Measures: 2001/02
Base Data1 		2002/03
Estimates 		2003/04
Target 		2004/05
Target 		2005/06
Target
Output Measures
# of total accused persons referred to alternative measures programs by Crown counsel 6,372 6,313 6,400 6,500 6,600
% of total Victims of Crime Act victims who were contacted and given opportunity to provide a victim impact statement 93% 93% ≥93% ≥93% ≥93%
# of dangerous offender applications made 18 18 18 18 18
 
1   Base data and estimates have been updated to reflect the more reliable information now available from the JUSTIN Case Tracking System.

 

Performance Measures: 2001/02
Base Data1 		2002/03
Estimates 		2003/04
Target 		2004/05
Target 		2005/06
Target
Outcome Measures
% of total accused persons referred to alternative measures programs 7.5% 7.8% 8.3% 8.4% 8.6%
% of total accused persons approved to court for trial 87.5% 87.0% 86.5% 86.5% 86.5%
% of Victim Impact Statements received and used at sentencing 2 38% 40% 45% 50% 55%
 
1   Base data and estimates have been updated to reflect the more reliable information now available from the JUSTIN Case Tracking System.
2   Victim Impact Statements are routinely presented by Crown counsel to the court at sentencing. However, it appeared that a significant number of these statements were not being entered into the JUSTIN system. The ministry has taken steps to correct this.

 

Expenditures for Core Business Area:
(With the exception of FTEs, all figures are expressed in thousands of dollars) 		2002/03
Restated
Estimates 		2003/04
Estimates 		2004/05
Plan 		2005/06
Plan
Operating Expenditures ($000)
Operating expenditures 83,357 77,839 76,261 76,451
Capital Expenditures (CRF) ($000)
Capital expenditures (CRF) 1,599 1,990 1,680 60
Capital Expenditures (CCP) ($000)
Capital expenditures (CCP)        
FTEs
FTEs 757 735 719 719
Financing Transactions ($000)
Financing Transactions 0 0 0 0
Receipts        
Disbursements        
Net Cash Source        

 

  
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