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