CANADA - FACTS ABOUT THE CORRECTIONAL INVESTIGATOR

• NCJ Number: 14865
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 14 pages
• Corporate Author: Canada Solicitor General
• Sale Source: Information Canada
• Language: French; English
• Country: Canada

Annotation

THIS OFFICIAL WAS FIRST APPOINTED IN 1973 TO ASSURE PENITENTIARY INMATES, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE CANADIAN PUBLIC THAT LEGITIMATE GRIEVANCES OF INMATES MAY BE REVIEWED, AS A LAST RESORT, BY AN OFFICIAL OMBUDSMAN.

Abstract

THE CORRECTIONAL INVESTIGATOR IS NOT A MEMBER OF THE CANADIAN PENITENTIARY SERVICE. HOWEVER, HE REPORTS TO, BUT IS NOT CONTROLLED BY, THE SOLICITOR GENERAL. HIS OFFICE IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE ORDINARY CHANNELS FOR GRIEVANCES, NOR FOR THE CIVIL OR CRIMINAL PROCEDURES AVAILABLE IN THE COURTS. THE MAIN FUNCTION OF THE OFFICE IS TO TRY TO PERSUADE AN ADMINISTRATOR TO RECONSIDER HIS DECISION IN APPROPRIATE CASES. IT IS INTENDED THAT THE CORRECTIONAL INVESTIGATOR WILL PRIMARILY DEAL WITH INDIVIDUAL PROBLEMS, ALTHOUGH RECOMMENDATION ON SUCH CASES COULD EFFECT GENERAL POLICY DECISIONS. THIS BOOKLET EXPLAINS HOW TO MAKE A COMPLAINT, AS WELL AS HOW THE CORRECTIONAL INVESTIGATOR WILL INVESTIGATE. --IN ENGLISH AND FRENCH