Victim Services Program Funding

Whereas victim service programs provide support and assistance to victims of crime; And whereas a variety of agencies and local governments deliver victim services programs in different communities, with varying degrees of expertise and resources; And whereas the funding formula for victim services is built around population it does not take into consideration the absence of a community based program resulting in the responsibility falling on local police based programs along with additional responsibilities of committees, such as being the facilitator for Integrated Case Assessment Teams ICAT: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM ask the provincial government to fully fund all victim services programs in British Columbia.