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Adult Restitution Program (ARP) and Restitution Civil Enforcement Program (RCEP) in Saskatchewan

Kim Hala Victims Services Ministry of Justice

Restitution Order statistics

2013-14

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980 restitution orders* $3.4 million 729 (74%) monitored by Adult Restitution program $1.2 million 560 (77%) supervised by Probation Services 169 (23%) supervised by Adult Restitution Program 251 (26%) stand-alone

• rders not monitored

$2.2 million *Number of victims higher (1208). One offender can have multiple victims

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Adult Restitution Program

• Roles of the Adult Restitution Program (ARP)

Monitor all supervised restitution orders; either by:

• Working closely with Probation Officers providing updates on

their offender’s restitution status, or

• Supervising offenders directly when they are not ordered to

report to a Probation Officer (“restitution only order”).

Provide information to victims regarding processes, and status of their restitution. Act as a resource and liaison to probation

• fficers, courts, police based victims services,

and other collateral agencies.

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Restitution Civil Enforcement Program

• Roles of the Restitution Civil Enforcement Program

(RCEP)

Takes the onus off the victim, at no cost, to civilly enforce an unpaid restitution order including:

• Stand alone orders not monitored/not a condition of an
• ffender’s probation order. “Pay direct to victim” restitution.
• Supervised probation and conditional sentence orders that

have expired without full payment. Further criminal charges could result however does not prevent civil enforcement.

Currently only available to individuals and non-profit community-based agencies. Business and government agencies must proceed with their own civil enforcement.

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Registering and enforcing a civil judgment

• The process involved to get to the point of

enforcement and seizure.

Registration at Court of Queen’s Bench Trace letters and other searches

• Victim’s ability to receive payment is

dependent on:

Finding adequate information about the offender in order to possibly seize assets and income Examples of success stories

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Returned restitution cheques

• The Provincial Courts in Saskatchewan receive

thousands of dollars in returned restitution cheques each year due to incomplete or non- current victim addresses.

• The RCEP has taken initiative to assist in

locating these victims.

• The program has seen success, using anything

from Canada411 to social media, in reaching some of these victims.

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Contact

Adult Restitution and Restitution Civil Enforcement Programs: Victims Services Branch 610 – 1874 Scarth St Regina, SK S4P 3T9 Toll-free: 1-888-286-6664 In Regina: 306-787-0173 Fax: 306-787-0081 Email: restitution@gov.sk.ca

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Thank You.