Introduction • Role of Police • Court Services • Productivity • Investigative Accountability • W.A.S.H. Court • Future of Policing • R vs Askov • R vs Jordan •
New W.A.S.H. Court process • 3,898 custodies handled safely • 3,561 Crown Briefs prepared • 22 Warrant returns • 1,937 Screening requests processed • Over 4,000 summons/subpoenas • served 558 DNA orders • Real-time Identification Services •
Weekend and Statutory • Holiday (W.A.S.H.) Court January 2016 • 427 persons appeared • 173 persons released • For individuals arrested • and not released by the Police Full bail hearing •
Askov 1983 • Pre trial custody- 34 months • Pointing sawed off shotgun • Assault with a Weapon/Extortion • 11(b) Charter violation • Supreme Court upheld Judge’s decision -1990 • 47,000 cases in Ontario dismissed - 1991 •
July 2016 • New framework established • O.C.J. matters 18 months • S.C.J. matters 30 months • Improve initial disclosure • Control measures put in place • Crown screening requests audit • Impact on adjournments •
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