A study of the impact of the revised code for crown prosecutors by Hoyano, A, Hoyano, L, Davis, G, Goldie, S

“…The revised Code for Crown Prosecutors became effective in June 1994. The authors were commissioned by the CPS in August 1995 to conduct a study of the impact of the revised Code upon case decisions, and specifically to discover whether the evidential and the public interest tests were being implemented in line with the guidance contained in the Code. …”

“Wading through the worst that humanity does to each other”: New Zealand Crown prosecutors’ experiences of working with potentially traumatic material in the criminal justice system by Rachel Kim, Nichola Tyler, Yvette Tinsley

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Weekend remand admissions and case review in Saskatoon by Stuart Wilson

“… In 2017, the Saskatchewan Government implemented a new early case resolution program whereby weekend remand admissions cases for those remanded to the Saskatoon Correctional Centre were reviewed on Sunday by a Crown Prosecutor and Legal Aid weekend duty counsel. This early case resolution program, the Weekend Project, aimed to improve the number of meaningful first court appearances in Saskatoon on Mondays. …”
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Acting Law | Law Acting: A Conversation with Dr Felix Nobis and Professor Gary Watt by Sean Alexander Mulcahy

“…He previously played an assistant to the Crown Prosecutor in the Australian television series, Janus, which was set in Melbourne, Victoria and based on the true story of a criminal family allegedly responsible for police shootings. …”
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Determining Possible Professionals and Respective Roles and Responsibilities for a Model Comprehensive Elder Abuse Intervention: A Delphi Consensus Survey. by Janice Du Mont, Daisy Kosa, Sheila Macdonald, Shannon Elliot, Mark Yaffe

“…Retained professionals were: public guardian and trustee (mean rating = 4.88), geriatrician (4.87), police officer (4.87), GEM (geriatric emergency management) nurse (4.80), GEM social worker (4.78), community health worker (4.76), social worker/counsellor (4.74), family physician in community (4.71), paramedic (4.65), financial worker (4.59), lawyer (4.59), pharmacist (4.59), emergency physician (4.57), geriatric psychiatrist (4.33), occupational therapist (4.29), family physician in hospital (4.28), Crown prosecutor (4.24), neuropsychologist (4.24), bioethicist (4.18), caregiver advocate (4.18), victim support worker (4.18), and respite care worker (4.12).A large and diverse group of multidisciplinary, intersectoral collaborators was deemed necessary to address the complex needs of abused older adults, each having important roles and responsibilities to fulfill within a model comprehensive elder abuse intervention.…”
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Universal precautions: A methodology for trauma-informed justice by Daniel J. Jones

“…Knowing this to be empirically factual raises the question, why is this not highlighted in the training of police officers, correctional officers, parole and probation officers, crown prosecutors, defence lawyers, and judges alike? An understanding of the Justice Client and their complex trauma could have important consequences on how all justice actors interact with people who experience the justice system. …”
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(2012) 30 Windsor Y B Access Just 225 RE-EVALUATING INDEPENDENCE: THE EMERGING PROBLEM OF CROWN-POLICE ALIGNMENT by Jeremy Tatum

“…Attorney Generals and Crown prosecutors are endowed with a constitutionally protected role and the quasi-judicial responsibility of handling criminal prosecutions on behalf of the Crown. …”
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