Our Vision
A fair, equitable, and safe society
supported by a justice system that is trusted and understood.
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Goals and
Objectives
Goal 1: Safe
Communities
Individuals are safe and secure from crime,
the rights of people are protected, and crime is reduced.
Objective 1: Hold offenders accountable
through effective enforcement and responses to offending.
Performance Measures:
Offender accountability
- Per cent of dollar amount of fines
ordered paid within three years of disposition
- Per cent of dollar amount of provincial
victim surcharges collected within three years of disposition
- Per cent of offenders successfully
completing agreements in alternative measures programs
Impact of targeted initiatives on crime rate
- Per cent change in auto theft crime rate
in Regina
Effectiveness in solving crimes
- Per cent of police-reported incidents
cleared by charge or cleared otherwise
Objective 2: Protect the rights of persons
in criminal processes.
Performance Measures:
Access to courts
- Average length of time to next trial date
in criminal proceedings at northern court points
Services provided to accused
- Average number of services provided to
accused by courtworkers
Access to legal advice
- Number of services provided to accused
who have been detained or arrested by police and exercise their
right to legal counsel after regular office hours
Objective 3: Respond to the needs of victims
throughout the criminal justice process.
Performance Measures:
Access to and satisfaction with victim
services programs
- Per cent of population with access to
police-affiliated victim services programs
- Number of police-affiliated victim
services programs
- Per cent of respondents who were very or
somewhat satisfied with police-affiliated victim services
Objective 4: Engage communities in crime
prevention and responding to offending.
Performance Measures:
Community engagement
- Number of communities participating in
crime prevention activities with Saskatchewan Justice
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Goal 2: Aboriginal
Justice
The justice system responds to the needs,
values and aspirations of Aboriginal people.
Objective 5: Increase the participation of
Aboriginal people in the administration of justice.
Performance Measures:
Employment diversity
- Per cent of Justice employees who
self-identify as Aboriginal
Objective 6: Partner with Aboriginal people
to reform the justice system and to build capacity to deal with
criminal justice issues and the causes of crime.
Performance Measures:
Partnerships with Aboriginal communities
- Per cent of on-reserve First Nations
people served by Community Tripartite Agreements
Objective 7: Address the over-representation
of Aboriginal people as offenders and victims through a balanced
approach that respects the needs of victims, offenders and
communities.
Performance Measures:
under development
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Goal 3: Civil and
Family Justice
Conflicts are resolved in constructive and
timely ways, and the justice system responds to the needs of
vulnerable people and those involved in family disputes.
Objective 8: Improve access to effective
dispute resolution processes.
Performance Measures:
Effectiveness of civil dispute resolution
processes
- Per cent of civil cases resolved
following mandatory civil mediation
Access to civil dispute resolution processes
- Average length of time from pretrial to
next available trial date for civil proceedings in Queen's Bench
Court
Objective 9: Support the resilience of
children and families involved in family disputes.
Performance Measures:
Effectiveness of programs supporting
resiliency of children and families
- Per cent collected of maintenance
enforcement orders and agreements referred to the Maintenance
Enforcement Office
- Per cent of cases resolved following
custody and access assessment
Objective 10: Protect children and adults
who need assistance to manage their affairs.
Performance Measures:
Quality of return rate on investments
- Per cent difference between the rate of
return on client assets invested by the Office of Public
Guardian and Trustee and the benchmark identified in the
Investment Policy
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Goal 4: Marketplace
Relations
The marketplace is fair, efficient and
effective.
Objective 11: Safeguard consumer and public
interests and support economic well-being through responsive
marketplace regulation.
Performance Measures:
Efficiency of response
- Per cent of telephone inquiries from
consumers responded to within one business day
- Per cent of incorporations, registrations
and fundamental changes of all types processed within ten
business days
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Goal 5: Legal Services
Programs and policies of government are
supported by appropriate legal services.
Objective 12: Provide quality legal services
to government that are consistent, coherent, and cost-effective.
Performance Measures:
Under development
