Multi-Site Survey of Victims of Crime and Criminal Justice Professionals across Canada: Summary of Defence Counsel Respondents

TABLE 23: WHY HAVE YOU NOT USED OR PARTICIPATED IN A RESTORATIVE JUSTICE APPROACH?
BASE: RESPONDENTS WHO HAVE NOT PARTICIPATED IN RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROCESSES
  Victim Services (n=253) Crown Attorneys (n=98) Defence Counsel (n=62) Judiciary (n=81) Police (n=549) Advocacy Groups (n=30) Probation (n=172)
Not available 19% 57% 61% 43% 29% 40% 59%
No opportunity or no suitable case 21% 10% 15% 26% 24% 20% 22%
Do not adequately protect victim 10% 18% -- 5% 11% 23% 4%
Do not act as a deterrent 5% 10% -- 6% 13% 13% 3%
Don't know or No response 20% 14% 18% 6% 14% 10% 4%

Notes: Respondents could provide more than one response, but not all responses have been included in this table; totals sum to more than 100%.