Department of Justice Publications

A

• African Nova Scotian Justice Action Plan: Community Engagement - What We Heard (PDF 1.7MB)
• African Nova Scotian Justice Action Plan: Community Engagement - What We Heard (French PDF 1.7MB)

B

• Building Bridges: Improving Care In Custody For People Living With Mental Illness (PDF 1.3MB)

C

• Carvery Escape Findings and Recommendations (PDF 1.3MB)
• Child Victims and the Criminal Justice System, 2001 Study Report (PDF 457KB)
• Court Facility Security Review Report (PDF 192KB)
• Criminal Law Amendments Impact Analysis (PDF 1.8MB)
• Conducted Energy Device (CED) Review (PDF 789KB)

D

• Domestic Violence - A Review of the Effectiveness and Viability of Interventions as an Adjunct to the Formal Criminal Justice System (PDF 318KB)
• Domestic Violence Action Plan (PDF 449KB)

F

• Final Response to Employment Equity Review - September 2004 (PDF 1.7MB)
• Framework for Action Against Family Violence - 2001 Review
• Framework for Action Against Family Violence
  • GOVERNMENT RESPONSE - Summary of Government Response to Recommendations

G

• Gang Prevention - A Resource Guide on Youth & Gangs (PDF 247KB)
• Government's Response to the Nunn Commission of Inquiry (PDF 778KB)

H

• High Risk Offender Protocol (PDF 35KB)

I

• Incident Review Report: Attempted Escape (August 2011) (PDF 145KB)
• Incident Review Report: Offender Injury (July 2011) (PDF 207KB)
• Incident Review Report: Early Release (February 2011) (PDF 215KB)
• Incident Review Report: Late Release (February 2011) (PDF 325KB)

K

• Kaufman Report: Searching for Justice, An Independent Review of Nova Scotia's Response to Reports of Institutional Abuse
  • Executive Summary & Recommendations (PDF 203KB)
  • Main Report (PDF 1.7MB)
  • Conclusions & Recommendations (PDF 154KB)
  • Appendices (PDF 6.5MB)

M

• Mass Casualty Commission Final Report

O

• One Day Snapshot of Offenders - 2010 Report (PDF 382KB)

P

• Pawn Shop, Buy-Sell And Second-Hand Businesses Legislation Discussion Paper (PDF 93KB)

R

• Remand in Nova Scotia 2005 – 2016 (PDF 1.4MB)
• Report of the Commission of Inquiry Into Matters Relating to the Death of Dean Richard (PDF 1.9MB)
• Report Of The Commission Of Inquiry Into Matters Relating To The Death Of James Guy Bailey, Jr. (PDF 10.4MB)

S

• Self-Represented Litigants Needs Assessment Study (PDF 1.6MB)
• Strategic Plan 2015 - 2018 (PDF 190KB)

T

• Nova Scotia Provincial Judges' Salaries and Benefits Tribunal - Report and Recommendations - 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2026 (PDF 10.7MB)
• Nova Scotia Provincial Judges' Salaries and Benefits Tribunal - Report and Recommendations - 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2023 (PDF 156KB)
• Nova Scotia Provincial Judges' Salaries and Benefits Tribunal - Summary of Current Provincial Court Judges' Salaries and Benefits (PDF 94KB)
• Nova Scotia Provincial Judges' Salaries and Benefits Tribunal - Supplementary Report - Pension Indexation - 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2023 (PDF 78KB)
• Nova Scotia Provincial Judges' Salaries and Benefits Tribunal - Supplementary Report - Professional and Educational Allowances - 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2023 (PDF 82KB)
• Tripartite Forum: Directions in Mi'Kmaq Justice: An Evaluation of the Mi'Kmaq Justice Institute and its Aftermath - Executive Summary (PDF 92KB)
  
• Tripartite Forum: Directions in Mi'Kmaq Justice: An Evaluation of the Mi'Kmaq Justice Institute and its Aftermath (PDF 628KB)

V

• Victim's Guide to the Court Process (PDF 115KB)

W

• Wortley Report Update (PDF 154KB)

Y

• Youth Justice Feasibility Study (PDF 2.1MB) (A Proposal for an Integrated Assessment and Treatment Service For Conduct Disorder/Antisocial Youth in Nova Scotia)
• Youth Research Paper (PDF 852KB) (Perspectives on Youth Crime in Nova Scotia)