Local managers of the Community Corrections Division (2000) Photo: Courtesy of Micheila Cameron

North with Community Corrections Division.
A second specialist regional manager was
appointed in 2000, By the following year, the
Family Justice Services Division was transferred
to the Justice Services Branch of the Ministry of
Attorney General.

The provincial director of the Strategic
Planning and Corporate Programs Division
replaced three senior management positions:
director, Program Analysis Section; director,
Resource Analysis Section; and executive
director, Management Services.

Impact of reorganization on staff training

Prior to the 1997 reorganization of the Branch,
planning for training occurred from the bottom

up through regional staff development officers
(RSDOs). These officers consulted with staff in
their regions to develop a list of training needs.
The provincial training plan was developed
through the provincial staff training committee.
It consisted of the Director of the Corrections
and Community Justice Division at the Justice
Institute, and five regional RSDOs.

Every year, this group developed a training
needs analysis. It was then presented to senior
Branch management. In most instances, the
plan was approved or slightly modified.

The challenge with this system, according to
Paul Pershick, Director of the Corrections
Academy (Justice Institute of B.C.), was that:

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