Justice Federal Victims Strategy Evaluation

Appendix F: Policy Case Study Interview Guide: Canadian Victims Bill of Rights

Canadian Victims Bill of Rights Policy Case Study

Key Informant Interview Guide

The Department of Justice Canada is conducting an evaluation of its work under the Federal Victims Strategy (Justice FVS). The purpose of the evaluation is to assess the relevance and effectiveness of the Justice FVS between 2010 and 2015.

An important component of the evaluation will involve a review the work that was done with regards to the development of the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights (CVBR). In addition to reviewing key departmental documents, we will be conducting interviews with individuals’ involved in the development of the CVBR.

Thank you for agreeing to take part in the interview process. This interview will take 45 minutes. The following questions will serve as a guide for our interview. Please note that the responses you provide will not be attributed to you in the evaluation report; only aggregate information will be presented. You will have an opportunity to review the written summary of the interview and make any corrections/additions.

  1. What was your role in the development of the CVBR?
  2. Who else did you work with on the CVBR? (Prompts – within the department, other organizations)
  3. What was the process used by the department to develop the CVBR? (Prompts – the lead on the file) What mechanisms (Prompts - e-mail, meetings, written etc)? Describe what happened.
  4. What consultations were undertaken with: any specialized sections of justice, other government or non-government groups? What value, if any, did these consultations bring to the development of the CVBR?
  5. What factors facilitated and/or challenged the development of the CVBR? (Prompts – procedures, communications, resource allocation, competing priorities, timelines)
  6. What was done to address these challenges? Was it possible to overcome these challenges?
  7. Please describe any best practices or lessons learned resulting from the development of the CVBR that could be applied to other files to help improve/streamline the development of policy related to victims of crime in the future. (Prompts – communication/relationship between the different areas of the department, allocation of tasks – reduce duplication of work – appropriate level/experience, collaboration between the department and other government groups, processes, resource allocation)
  8. On a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 is no extent and 5 is a great extent, to what extent was the process used to develop the CVBR an example of strengthened federal leadership, legislation, policy & programs responsive to victim issues? Please explain your response.
  9. Do you have any other comments?