Judging B.C.’s justice system
Neil Boyd, 778.782.3324, 604.947.9569; nboyd@sfu.ca
Robert Gordon, director, SFU’s School of Criminology, 778.782.4305, 604.418.6640 (cell); rgordon@sfu.ca
Marianne Meadahl, PAMR, 778.782.4323
How confident are we in B.C.’s justice system?
British Columbians have the least faith in their justice system in the country – 50 per cent compared to 57 per cent nationally – according to a recent report prepared by Simon Fraser University criminologist Neil Boyd for the Canadian Bar Association.
Boyd will join a panel of experts who’ll examine the issue at a forum, Confidence in the Justice System in British Columbia, Perspectives and Prospects, on Thursday, Mar. 18, from 3-6 p.m. at Douglas College, lecture theatre 1614, in New Westminster.
Other panelists include Oxford professor Julian Roberts, an expert on public opinion about crime and criminal justice, and Vancouver Sun columnist Peter McKnight.
Roberts is a former University of Ottawa professor who carried out a series of earlier surveys on public perceptions on justice in Canada.
Panelists will discuss how B.C. fares nationally and internationally on the confidence front. They’ll examine the characteristics of those who do and don’t have confidence in the justice system and how confidence might be improved.
The event is the fourth in the Ting Forum on Justice Policy lecture and dialogue series, sponsored by the School of Criminology at SFU, the Correctional Service of Canada and Douglas College.
Registration is required. Contact Lynda Fletcher at lyndafg@telus.net or for more information, Robert Gordon at rgordon@sfu.ca.
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