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Topic 5 of 5

A2J

Access to Justice through Allied Professionals

Positions from 1 of 38 candidates

What this topic covers: Client access through other regulated legal professionals, related professions, trained legal-support workers or a clearly connected collaborative service model. Their roles and regulated status must not be assumed or conflated. More on this topic

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Candidate positions on Access to Justice through Allied Professionals

  1. Damian J. Rogers

    Edmonton · Alberta Crown Prosecution Service, Edmonton

    Values understanding the circumstances of people in specialized courts and connecting them with supports and service providers outside the justice system. This is a coordinated-support position, not a proposal for new legal-service powers.

    Explicit
    • Collaborative service delivery
    Evidence and limits

    Explicit · Policy principle. A relevant principle, priority, issue recognition or reported practice is directly expressed. This does not necessarily mean a specific policy change is proposed.

    I also supervise prosecutors working in three specialized courtrooms: the Edmonton Indigenous Court, Edmonton Mental Health Court, and Edmonton Drug Treatment Court. These courts have reinforced the value of understanding the circumstances of people who interact with the justice system and connecting them with supports and service providers outside of the justice system.

    The statement expressly endorses connecting people in the justice system to outside service providers, which fits the agreed collaborative client-service scope.

    What this doesn't show

    • The providers’ professions and regulated status are not specified.
    • No new regulated profession, independent legal advice authority, representation right or scope-of-practice change is proposed.
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Not stated

The statement does not provide enough topic-specific evidence. It does not mean opposition or lack of relevant experience.

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