Yukon Law Society calls on government to improve Gladue reports – CBC
Aug 19, 2015
Workers who prepare report need more guidelines, training, says society
The Yukon Law Society is calling on government to fund a Gladue program pilot project.
The program would establish guidelines for the background reports judges require when sentencing aboriginal offenders.
Gladue reports are supposed to contain detailed background information judges require when sentencing aboriginal offenders. But a recent report, commissioned by the Council of Yukon First Nations, concludes that in Yukon, Gladue reports are woefully inadequate.
