Policy Area
Priority Level
Last Updated
Justice
Long-Term
January 21, 2024
The Policy
The RPC will legislate the creation of many specialized courts, such as drug treatment courts, mental health courts, domestic violence courts, and Indigenous courts, each of which with the necessary education and experience to handle the complex justice issues of modern societies with appropriate compassion and understanding.
The Research
Our Broader Stance on:
The very first finding in a 2019 review of the Canadian criminal justice system[1], was that "the [current] system is archaic and has not kept pace with social change [and] some of its values and principles are outdated, including relying too heavily on punishment and incarceration and not enough on rehabilitation."
The RPC believes the justice system should be restorative, proportional, compassionate, ethical, and equitable, not focused on punitive outcomes or corrupted for personal and political gain.