Project Managers' Guide to Performance Measurement and Evaluation

Appendix 3: Road Map for Legislative Review

Goal

Strengthen and coordinate the criminel justice response to the victimization of children.

Objective

  • Reform criminal law related to specific offences against children.
  • Reform criminal law to facilitate child victim/witness testimony.
  • Reform criminal law related to sentencing for offenses against children.
  • Reform criminal law related to age of consent to sexual activity.

Consultation

Activities

  • Conduct federal/provincial/territorial consultation
  • Conduct public consultation
  • Prepare consultation reports

Target Groups

  • Federal/provincial/territorial partners
  • Canadian public

Outputs

Consultation reports

Research

Activities

  • Identify research needed
  • Conduct research
  • Prepare research reports

Target Groups

  • Federal/provincial/territorial partners
  • Canadian public

Ouputs

Research reports

Legislative Reform

Activities

  • Develop and review legislative options with federal/provincial/territorial partners
  • Amend and implement legislation as appropriate

Target Groups

  • Federal/provincial/territorial partners
  • Canadian public
  • Child victims

Outputs

  • Legislative options
  • Amended/new legislation

Immediate outcomes (6mo. - 1 year)

Increased awareness of the need to strengthen and coordinate the criminal justice response to the victimization of children.

Intermediate outcomes (1-2 years)

  • Implementation of amended/new legislation related to specific offenses against children
  • Implementation of amended/new legislation to facilitate child victim/witness testimony
  • Implementation of amended/new legislation related to sentencing for offenses against children
  • Implementation of amended/new legislation related to age of consent to sexual activity

Long-term outcome

Strengthen and coordinated criminal justice response to the victimization of children.