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2002 April Report of the Auditor General of Canada

April 2002 Report—Chapter 4

Exhibit 4.1—The major federal responsibilities in the criminal justice system

Lawmaking

Parliament

Policy

Department of Justice, Solicitor General Canada, RCMP, Correctional Service Canada, and National Parole Board

Crime prevention

Department of Justice, Solicitor General Canada, RCMP, Correctional Service Canada, and National Parole Board

Investigation

RCMP as federal, provincial, and municipal police forces

Prosecution

Department of Justice

Courts

Supreme Court of Canada and other courts

Legal aid

Department of Justice

Managing sentences

Correctional Service Canada

Conditional release decisions and pardons

National Parole Board

Rehabilitation and reintegration

Correctional Service Canada and National Parole Board