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Catalogue Entry: JustFacts - Trends in Adult Federal Custody Populations
This fact sheet is based on data obtained through special request to Correctional Services Canada (CSC) and Statistics Canada (Census). It examines the numbers and rate of... -
Catalogue Entry: Finding Our Voices: Lived experiences in human trafficking
The Department of Justice Canada has contracted community-based research to better understand the lives of individuals involved in the sex trade. The former 2014 legislation,... -
Catalogue Entry: Black people in criminal courts in Canada: An exploration using the relative...
This report presents findings on the representation and outcomes of Black people as accused in Canadian criminal courts. This is the first time that national statistics on Black... -
Catalogue Entry: United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act Action Plan
The release of this action plan is the result of the first and second phase of the consultation and cooperation process and reflects another important step on our journey of... -
Catalogue Entry: Litigation Year in Review 2016
This Litigation Year in Review 2016 is intended to provide Canadians with some highlights of the progress we made this past year in several important areas of litigation. In... -
Catalogue Entry: JustFacts - Trends in Adult Federal Offenders under Community Supervision
This fact sheet is based on data obtained through special requests to Correctional Service Canada (CSC) and Statistics Canada (Census). It examines the number and rate of... -
Catalogue Entry: Research at a Glance: Victims' Views and Expectations
Youth believed victims require more attention and support from the Criminal Justice System (CJS). Victims should be aware of their rights, have an opportunity to tell their... -
Catalogue Entry: Separated and divorced parents’ experiences with child support and related issues
This is the first known study in Canada to explore the views of parents regarding their experiences with child support issues. Several issues related to child support that were... -
Catalogue Entry: Trauma-informed police resources for human trafficking cases
As part of the National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking (2019-2024), this report provides an update on the most current strategies used by investigators in the field and is... -
Catalogue Entry: Voice of the Child Programs and Services in Canada
This document presents findings from a study that was conducted to understand how children’s views are included in family law disputes in Canada, including through the use of... -
Catalogue Entry: Voice of the Child Programs and Services in Canada by Province and Territory
In Canada, there are many ways to include children’s voices in family law matters such as through non-court child inclusive methods (e.g., children talking with their parents,... -
Catalogue Entry: Strengthening Canada’s bail system to improve public safety and reinforce...
Proposed legislative amendments to the Criminal Code to address repeat violent offending, crime involving firearms, dangerous weapons, intimate partner violence, and community... -
Catalogue Entry: The Role of Crown Prosecutors in Child Advocacy Centres in Canada
Given the legal and practical constraints of the role of the prosecutor in CACs across jurisdictions in Canada, the aim of the current project was to explore how these... -
Catalogue Entry: Legal Aid Service Delivery in Rural and Remote Communities across Canada:...
This report presents research findings on the delivery of legal aid and associated legal services to persons living in rural and remote areas of all provinces and territories.... -
Catalogue Entry: JustFacts: Drug-Related Offences Subject to a Mandatory Minimum Penalty,...
This fact sheet presents information on criminal court cases where the most serious offence in the case is a drug-related offence subject to a mandatory minimum penalty (MMP).... -
Catalogue Entry: Infographic: Victims of Hate Crime, 2021
An infographic that summarizes the rise and impact of hate crimes in 2021 -
Catalogue Entry: JustFacts: Victims of Hate Crime, 2015-2021
Data in this fact sheet are from the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (UCR) and the 2019 General Social Survey on Canadians’ Safety (also known as the GSS on Victimization). The... -
Catalogue Entry: JustFacts: Sentencing in Adult Criminal Courts in Canada in 2020–2021
This fact sheet is based on publicly available data from Statistics Canada. It examines data from 2020–2021 ─ the first year following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. At... -
Catalogue Entry: Infographic: Legal Aid in Canada 2021-22
The annual legal aid report presents data on legal aid delivery in Canada. This infographic presents trend data over five years from 2017-18 to 2021-22 -
Catalogue Entry: Legal Aid in Canada 2021-22
While policy development related to criminal legal aid is a shared federal/provincial/territorial responsibility, each province and territory is responsible for the delivery of...