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Appendix A: Supplementary Performance Measures

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Appendix A: Supplementary Performance Measures

Performance Measure	2005/06 Baseline	2006/07 Target	2007/08 Target	2008/09 Target
Percentage of enrolled offenders successfully completing core programs	77% (estimate)	75%	76%	78%


	Data Source: The data for this measure are drawn from the Corrections Branch operational system (CORNET) and are considered to be very reliable. Programs excluded from the baseline estimate and target figures are Breaking Barriers and the sex offender maintenance programs. The former because it is no longer deemed ‘core’, the latter because data are unreliable at this time.

Performance Measure	2005/06 Baseline	2006/07 Target	2007/08 Target	2008/09 Target
Number of Provincial Police Service (PPS) members	1,665	1,774	1,880	1,940¹


	Data Source: Police Service Division receives Provincial Force police strength data from R.C.M.P. E Division. The data are accurate and reliable.
¹	The target of 1,940 established for 2008/09 is an estimate based on current hiring trends.

Performance Measure	2005/06 Baseline	2006/07 Target	2007/08 Target	2008/09 Target
Number of First Nations Policing Program members	99	105	111	TBD


	Data Source: First Nations police strength data are obtained from the R.C.M.P. E Division. The data are accurate and reliable.

Performance Measure	2005/06 Baseline	2006/07 Target	2007/08 Target	2008/09 Target
Percentage of population covered by police agencies using PRIME	40.5% (estimate)	63.9%	100%	N/A – implementation complete


	Data Source: Results for this measure are derived from PRIME implementation reports and municipal population statistics. The data are accurate and reliable.

Performance Measure	2005/06 Baseline	2006/07 Target	2007/08 Target	2008/09 Target
Percentage of protection orders entered within 24 hours of receipt	98% (estimate)	100%	100%	100%


	Data Source: The data for this measure are derived from the Protection Order Database and are accurate and reliable.

Performance Measure	2005/06 Baseline	2006/07 Target	2007/08 Target	2008/09 Target
Number of crime prevention, community safety, sexual exploitation and community accountability programs and projects funded	331	331¹	331	331


	Data Source: Results for this measure are based on internal records and reports received from funding partners, such as the National Crime Prevention Centre and the B.C. Crime Prevention Association. The data are accurate and reliable.
¹	Targets for this measure are heavily dependent on federal funding and it is therefore not assumed that the number of funded projects will increase from year to year.

Performance Measure	2005/06 Baseline	2006/07 Target	2007/08 Target	2008/09 Target
Average time to adjudicate claims for financial assistance from victims and others impacted by violent crime	9 months (estimate)	6 months	5 months	5 months


	Data Source: Estimated timelines are derived from the ELVIS database and manual records, taking into account the dates claims were received and completed, and the cases that remain outstanding. The data are considered to be accurate and reliable.

Performance Measure	2005/06 Baseline	2006/07 Target	2007/08 Target	2008/09 Target
Incidence of illegal gambling	N/A	Develop optimal strategy for tracking, monitoring and reporting the incidence of illegal gambling	Implement new illegal gambling tracking, monitoring and reporting system	Report first year reduction in illegal gambling under the new system


	Data Source: Data sources for this measure are under development.

Performance Measure	2005/06 Baseline	2006/07 Target	2007/08 Target	2008/09 Target
Time to acquire a Liquor Primary licence	5 months (estimate)	4.8 months	4.5 months	4 months


	Data Source: The source of data for this measure is the POSSE database which tracks each step of the licensing process. The data are considered to be accurate and reliable.
	Targets and results for this measure do not include applications where applicant suitability issues have been identified and additional investigation time is required.

Performance Measure	2005/06 Baseline	2006/07 Target	2007/08 Target	2008/09 Target
Achievement of milestones in implementing the Responsible Gambling Strategy	Responsible Gambling Information Centres at two Lower Mainland casinos; Develop school-based resource with City of Richmond; Lower mainland Social/Economic Casino Baseline Report; Initiate multi-year problem gambling media campaign	Update Problem Gambling Prevalence Study; Implement elementary school problem gambling resource; First full report of Lower Mainland Social/Economic Casino Impact Study	Evaluate Responsible Gambling Program; Implement secondary school problem gambling resource; Complete Lower Mainland Social/Economic Casino Impact Study	Implement recommendations from Responsible Gambling Program Evaluation


	Data Source: Milestones are tracked using branch project records.