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Community Safety and Justice Policy

The Community Safety and Justice Policy division serves as a resource to the Department of Justice and Public Safety in the areas of policy development, and community and social development, as follows:

• Provides policy analysis and advice to the Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General;
• Coordinates departmental criminal justice policy development;
• Provides leadership and federal/provincial liaison regarding justice research, statistics, and information systems;
• Represents the provincial government at the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Continuing Committee of Officials on Human Rights;
• Administers the Police Act and Regulations;
• Develops policing policy for the Province, coordinates police training on new federal initiatives, and contributes to national policing policy;
• Serves as OAG liaison for Federal/Provincial/Territorial (FPT) criminal justice officials committees and working groups;
• Participates in the healthy child development strategy;
• Provides resources to Aboriginal justice and public legal education;
• Provides consultation on crime prevention/community safety;
• Provides consultation to community and government agencies; and
• Encourages community involvement in justice issues.

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