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Catalogue Entry: JustFacts: Trends in Bail Court Across Canada
This fact sheet is based on publicly available data from a number of Justice Canada, Canadian government (federal and provincial/territorial), and academic publications released... -
Catalogue Entry: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You: The importance of family violence...
This research report recommends the adoption of universal family violence screening by family law practitioners. To support this recommendation, it begins by presenting a... -
Catalogue Entry: Research at a Glance: Discretion in Sentencing
The majority of Canadians believe that judges should have at least some degree of discretion and flexibility when deciding a sentence. What we also found: The overwhelming... -
Catalogue Entry: Research at a Glance: Diversion
Most Canadians believe that diversion of accused from the courts in appropriate cases should be the preferred response to at least some types of offences/situations. They also... -
Catalogue Entry: Research at a Glance: Mandatory Minimum Penalties
In general, Canadians are not supportive of the current mandatory minimum penalties (MMPs) regime and prefer a more individualized approach to sentencing. We also found: Most... -
Catalogue Entry: Research at a Glance: Problem-Solving Justice
Canadians are largely supportive of problem-solving approaches to crime, and most want offenders to have access to initiatives that seek to address the 'root causes' of crime... -
Catalogue Entry: Research at a Glance: Diversion, Discretion, and Sentencing Commissions
Readers Note: This publication presents results of an online public opinion survey completed by a sample of Canadians who received an invitation through email, Facebook and... -
Catalogue Entry: Research at a Glance: National Justice Survey 2017- Restorative Justice
Canadians indicated that they are not very familiar with restorative justice (RJ), but after receiving an explanation, the majority of Canadians support the use of RJ and see... -
Catalogue Entry: Research at a Glance: National Justice Survey 2017 - Mandatory Minimum...
Reader's Note: This publication presents results of an online public opinion survey completed by a sample of Canadians who received an invitation through email, Facebook and... -
Catalogue Entry: Research at a Glance: Indigenous Overrepresentation in the Criminal Justice...
Young people identified overrepresentation of the Indigenous population in Canada’s Criminal Justice System (CJS) as unfair, and largely a result of societal discrimination as... -
Catalogue Entry: Research at a Glance: Overrepresentation of Persons with Mental Health and...
Young people are highly aware of the relationship between mental health, addiction, and crime. Youth agree that the Criminal Justice System (CJS) must take a more active role to... -
Catalogue Entry: Research at a Glance: Performance Measurement
Young people believed it is very important to measure the performance of the criminal justice system (CJS). They indicated that they wanted to know if the CJS effectively deters... -
Catalogue Entry: Research at a Glance: Community-Based Sentencing
Canadians are generally supportive of community-based sentencing; many feel that these sentences could have a number of positive impacts from reducing crime and increasing... -
Catalogue Entry: Research at a Glance: Administration of Justice Offences
Over half of Canadians indicated that administration of justice offences (AOJOs) would be better dealt with outside of the courts. Canadians also thought an accused person's... -
Catalogue Entry: Research at a Glance: Sentencing Considerations
Youth want a criminal justice system (CJS) that shows empathy and takes into consideration the circumstances of individuals before and during sentencing. Youth feel that the CJS... -
Catalogue Entry: Research at a Glance: Judicial Discretion and MMPs (Mandatory Minimum Penalties)
What we found: Young people noted that the most important factors judges should consider in fair and equitable sentencing are personal circumstances and history of the accused... -
Catalogue Entry: Research at a Glance: Bail and Administration of Justice Offences (AOJOs)
What we found: Young people believed that an accused should remain in the community on bail for all types of offences (with some conditions) while awaiting trial instead of... -
Catalogue Entry: Research at a Glance: Restorative Justice
Canadians indicated they are not very familiar with restorative justice (RJ), but after receiving an explanation, the majority of Canadians support the use of RJ and see the... -
Catalogue Entry: Family Violence: Relevance in family law
This report offers an examination of data on violence within families, highlighting how it may be a relevant factor to consider in a family law dispute. In a family law context,... -
Catalogue Entry: Federal Child Support Tables – Ontario
The federal child support tables set out the amount of monthly child support payments for each province on the basis of the annual income of the spouse ordered to pay child...