Acknowledgements

The Research and Statistics Division and the Policy Centre for Victim Issues at the Department of Justice Canada would like to thank the provincial and territorial directors of victim services for their assistance with this report, as it could not have been completed without their input. In addition, we would like to thank the Public Prosecution Service of Canada, Correctional Service Canada, Parole Board of Canada, National Office for Victims at Public Safety Canada, and the Office of the Federal Ombudsperson for Victims of Crime for their review of the federal services.