Collaboration with researchers and a research assistant of the University of Montreal has allowed us to make an assessment of the service we offer to women accused of economic crimes (The EVE Program). The research team consisted of Éloïse Meunier, a graduate student in criminology, Jo- Anne Wemmers, PhD, and Estibaliz Jimenez, PhD (2013). Although the EVE Program is appreciated by all parties involved in the legal process of the accused women, prosecutors, defense lawyers, Court officials, women themselves and their families, and has demonstrated positive results, it has been suffering of a lack of funding for several years. We hope that the concrete results of this evaluation will contribute in convincing our public donors of the great value of this service.

The Evaluation Report is available here (in French only).

To read the article published in Criminologie, vol. 46, n° 1, 2013, p. 269-287, click here (in French only).