This CCWS Backgrounder – Crown Intimate Partner Violence Policy (IPV1) – provides an overview of changes to this British Columbia Crown Counsel Policy to help create awareness of the current policy among anti-violence workers in BC. On March 1, 2018 … Continue reading
Policy, Legislative and Legal Analysis
Analysis: Safe Care Act, September 2017
This paper articulates the Ending Violence Association of BC’s analysis of Bill M 240, the Safe Care Act, 2017 that was introduced as a Private Member’s Bill to the 6th session of the BC Legislature in March 2017 by MLA … Continue reading
Highlights from a Preliminary Study of Police Classification of Sexual Assault Cases as Unfounded
BC’s Early Alarm About Police Unfounded Classifications of Sexual Assault: In 2006 our then Legal Analyst, Gisela Ruebsaat and our long time colleague and sometimes consultant, Linda Light provided their findings from a research project they conducted to the Federal … Continue reading
Disclosing Information in Woman Abuse Cases: Guiding Principles
Disclosing Information in Woman Abuse Cases: Guiding Principles for Community-Based Anti-Violence Programs Working with High Risk Case Management Teams This 11-page information paper offers guiding principles to help ensure that local information sharing practices in woman abuse cases help maximize … Continue reading
Amendment to Section 13 of the Child, Family and Community Service Act Regarding Domestic Violence, September 2016
This CCWS Info Bulletin, Amendment to Section 13 of the Child, Family and Community Service Act Regarding Domestic Violence, provides information about the amendment to British Columbia’s CFCSA that includes reference to domestic violence, bringing the CFCSA in line with … Continue reading
Safety Issues Protocol
CCWS developed this protocol in collaboration with RCMP E Division to address concerns about police practice that affects women’s safety. The Safety Issues Protocol (SIP) Information Bulletin was originally published in June 2006 and this currently available version was updated … Continue reading
Consultation on Victims’ Bill of Rights
Download file (pdf) The Ending Violence Association of BC (EVA BC) was grateful for the opportunity to participate in the Federal Department of Justice Consultation on the proposed Victims’ Bill of Rights in Vancouver on July 15, 2013. As part … Continue reading
Response to White Paper on Justice Reform Part Two
EVA BC Response to the White Paper on Justice Reform Part Two Download file (pdf)
Changes to BC Family Law Act: Q & A
In January 2013, EVA BC/CCWS facilitated four conference calls for anti-violence programs from around the province to answer questions about changes to the BC Family Law Act that came into effect on March 18, 2013. Following are some of the … Continue reading
Confidentiality for Sexual Assault Survivors under the Age of Nineteen
This CCWS Information Bulletin is intended to clarify some of the questions about legal and policy mandates and to aid discussion when developing community or agency protocols. This Information Bulletin is based on the information available at April 30, 2012 … Continue reading