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Access to Justice for Deaf Persons in Nunavut: Focus on Signed Languages : Research Reports
- Author: J. MacDougall (2000-12-01)
Description: Rc. Suwarak (1999), a deaf Nunavut man who was unable to speak or use American Sign Language (ASL), pleaded guilty using an indigenous signing system. This report calculated the number of deaf people in Nunavut, examined the pervasiveness of their sign language, and evaluated the justice system's ability to meet their needs.
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Application Fees and Client Contributions in Legal Aid: A Framework for Discussion : Research Reports
- Author: A. Currie (1998-06-01)
Description: Do fees discourage people from applying for legal aid? A report was prepared, based on responses to a request for information sent to all representatives from the Permanent Working Group on Legal Aid.
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Are Federally Sentenced Women's Experiences with Family Violence a Factor in their Contact with the Criminal Justice System? An Exploratory Study : Research Reports
- Author: Dr.K. Kelly, Dr.V. Caputo (1998-10-01)
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Assessing the Effectiveness of Organized Crime Control Strategies: A Review of the Literature : Research Reports
- Author: T. Gabor (2005-06-23)
Description: The purpose of this report is to examine studies and evaluations of strategies designed to combat organized crime. Overall, the review found that most of the evidence pertaining to the efficacy of organized crime control strategies is descriptive and anecdotal. Studies adopting sophisticated research designs are virtually non-existent. Nevertheless, the report highlights the challenges associated with the study of organized crime (e.g., lack of uniform definition of organized crime, paucity of data, etc.). It also describes 18 control strategies, including measures that range from regulation and legalization to tools available to prosecutors, law enforcement, and other public and private sector agencies. Finally, the report contains an assessment of the various strategies and their evaluations. In some cases, there were no data to help determine the effectiveness of the program; nonetheless, at least three of the 18 control measures can be considered (moderate to high) in effectiveness in combating organized crime.
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Barriers to Justice: Ethnocultural Minority Women and Domestic Violence: A Preliminary Discussion Paper : Research Reports
- Author: N. Roboubi, S. Bowles (1995-04-01)
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Best Practices and Lessons Learned: Multidisciplinary and Integrated Justice Projects : Research Reports
- Author: G. Kiefl (1999-03-01)
Description: Integrated justice projects develop linkages within and across the justice system, and give rise to multidisiciplinary projects.
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Borders Conference - Rethinking the Line: The Canada-U.S. Border -Child Pornography on the Internet Session : Research Reports
- Author: S. Kleinknecht, McMaster University (2003-07-02)
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Canadian Law School Faculty Survey : Research Reports
- Author: A. Paletta, C. Blain, D. Antonowicz (2001-10-18)
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Canadian Social Science Faculty Survey : Research Reports
- Author: K. Stein, A. Paletta (2002-02-20)
Description: The Social Science Faculty Survey was conducted in 2000 and it gathered detailed information on teaching interests and research activity in broadly defined justice-related areas. This final report provides summary information on the current justice-related teaching areas and research activities of these faculties; while the report is a summary document, this summary information also proves interesting in and of itself.
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The Challenge of Biotechnology & Public Policy : Research Reports
- Author: B.M. Knoppers (2003-02-24)
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The Changing Face of Conditional Sentencing: Symposium Proceedings : Research Reports
- Author: P. Healy, A. Manson, K. Roach, J.V. Roberts, G. Tweney, G. Renaud, W. Vancise, D. North (2001-10-18)
Description: The Changing Face of Conditional Sentencing: A One-Day Symposium was the first public forum to address the issue of conditional sentencing since the Supreme Court judgement.
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Charging and Prosecution Policies in Cases of Spousal Assault: A Synthesis of Research, Academic, and Judicial Responses : Research Reports
- Author: T. Brown (2001-08-08)
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Community-Based Sentencing: The Perspectives of Crime Victims : Research Reports
- Author: J.V. Roberts, K. Roach (2004-11-18)
Description: This report describes findings from a preliminary examination of community-based sanctions from the perspectives of the crime victim. Interviews were conducted in Ottawa and Toronto with victims in personal injury cases in which a community sanction had been imposed (usually a conditional sentence of imprisonment[CSI]). This research was conducted on behalf of the Department of Justice Canada, Policy Centre for Victim Issues.
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Conditional Sentencing in Canada: An Overview of Research Findings : Research Reports
- Author: J.V. Roberts, C. LaPrairie (2000-04-01)
Description: The goal of conditional sentencing introduced in 1996, is to reduce the number of offenders in custody. Offenders may serve some sentences in the community as long as they comply with certain conditions which, if violated, can lead to reincarceration.
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Consumer Fireworks Regulations Final Report : Research Reports
- Author: S. Trevethan, M. Roy (1995-04-04)
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The Cost of Pain and Suffering from Crime in Canada : Research Reports
- Author: A. Leung (2005-06-17)
Description: This report presents the findings of research to assess the monetary cost of crime induced pain and suffering. The research adopts an innovative approach to estimate the cost of pain and suffering from crime in Canada, both overall and for specific categories of crime, namely violent crimes, property crimes and other crimes such as drug offences and Criminal Code traffic offences.
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Court Site Study of
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- Author: R.G. Hann, J. Nuffield, C. Meredith, M. Svoboda (2003-12-30)
Description: Access to justice concerns are raised by the significant numbers of unrepresented accused who were found at many of the nine court sites studied: Even where accused are represented, there are often significant problems of accused being under represented.
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Court Site Study of Adult
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- Author: R.G. Hann, J. Nuffield, C. Meredith, M. Svodoba (2003-12-30)
Description: Part 2 of the Court Site Study includes the detailed results from each of the nine provincial courts included in the research. It is a companion report to Part 1.
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Creating a Framework for the Wisdom of the Community: Review of Victim Services in Nunavut, Northwest and Yukon Territories : Research Reports
- Author: M.B. Levan (2004-11-05)
Description: Between January 2001 and August 2002 the Research and Statistics Division and the Policy Centre for Victim Issues undertook extensive consultation with victim service providers, community based service providers and government officials across the three territories. This project had a number of inter-related tasks and objectives. In addition to developing a comprehensive inventory of services currently available to victims of crime in Nunavut, the Northwest Territories and Yukon, the project also identified best practices, challenges, and gaps in delivery of victim services in the territories.
This report summarizes the findings from that consultation process and makes recommendations to address the issues raised. The recommendations are based on the experiences shared and the context of each territory.
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Criminal Justice Outcomes in Intimate and Non-Intimate Partner Homicide Cases : Research Reports
- Author: M. Dawson (2005-05-13)
Description: The purpose of this report is to examine the role of intimacy in criminal law by comparing criminal justice outcomes in cases of intimate partner homicide to outcomes in cases of non-intimate partner homicide. Intimate partner homicide is defined here as those killings that occur between current or former legal spouses, common-law partners or dating couples. Non-intimate partner homicide is defined as those killings that occur between family members(not including spouses),friends, acquaintances and strangers.
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Cultural Diversity in Canada: The Social Construction of Racial Differences : Research Reports
- Author: P.S. Li (2003-02-24)
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Custody, Access and Child/ Spousal Support: A Pilot Project : Research Reports
- Author: D. Ellis, Ellis Research Associates (1996-06-17)
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Delinquency Treatment and Intervention: Report No.2 : Research Reports
- Author: R.A. Silverman, J.H. Creechan (1995-04-01)
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The Development of the Brief Spousal Assault Form for the Evaluation of Risk (B-SAFER): A Tool for Criminal Justice Professionals : Research Reports
- Author: P. Randall Kropp, S.D. Hart (2005-04-29)
Description: This report describes the development of a risk assessment tool to be used by criminal justice professionals in spousal abuse cases. The tool, called the Brief Spousal Assault Form for the Evaluation of Risk (B-SAFER), was developed and pilot tested with six police agencies in Canada, and in two jurisdictions in Sweden. The results of quantitative empirical analyses on Canadian and Swedish data are presented along with qualitative feedback received from police officers in Canada. Overall, the results were encouraging, suggesting that the B-SAFER tool includes relevant risk factors present in spousal assault cases and that the tool can be coded easily by police officers in the course of routine investigations.
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Directory of Research 2001 : Research Reports
- Author: Research and Statistics Division (2001-08-08)
Description: The Directory of Research is a vehicle for sharing our research with policy and research specialists. The Directory details current and ongoing research and statistics projects underway in our areas of research specialization.
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Disproportionate Harm: Hate Crime in Canada - An analysis of recent statistics : Research Reports
- Author: J.V. Roberts (1995-04-04)
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Dispute Resolution: An Assessment of the Ontario Regional Office Pilot Project : Research Reports
- Author: H. Michas (1998-09-01)
Description: The Ontario Dispute Resolution Pilot Project represents a shift away from the Department of Justice's traditional litigation process.
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Economic and Organized Crime: Challenges for Criminal Justice : Research Reports
- Author: R.T. Naylor (2003-02-24)
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Educational Programs that Alter Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviour of Youth: Report No.1 : Research Reports
- Author: P. Ellis (1995-04-04)
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The Effectiveness of Restorative Justice Practices: Meta-Analysis : Research Reports
- Author: J. Latimer, C. Dowden, D. Muise (2001-08-11)
Description: This is the first in a series of publications from the Research and Statistics Division that will profile innovative policy research methods. Through this series readers will be introduced to some of the more interesting and progressive methodological.
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The Effectiveness of Substance Abuse Treatment with Young Offenders : Research Reports
- Author: C. Dowden (2004-06-15)
Description: This report summarizes the existing literature on the effectiveness of substance abuse interventions with young offenders. The report identifies several key areas that affect the therapeutic potential of these types of programs including pre-treatment factors, in-treatment factors, and post-treatment factors. A checklist of empirically validated factors related to successful outcomes is included.
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The Effects of Divorce on Children Selected Literature Review : Research Reports
- Author: Research and Statistics Division (1997-10-01)
Description: The impact of divorce on children is the subject of this annotated bibliography which includes 150 articles, books, reports and even a dissertation from: Canada, Australia, USA, UK, Israel, Denmark, New Zealand and South Africa.
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The Effects of Restorative Justice Programming: A Review of the Empirical : Research Reports
- Author: J. Latimer, S. Kleinknecht (2000-01-01)
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Electronic Money Laundering: An Environmental Scan : Research Reports
- Author: Solicitor General Canada (1998-10-01)
Description: Electronic cash, moved through smart cards or over the internet, is increasingly mobile and untraceable, which can lead to national security issues like tax evasion, fraud and counterfeiting.
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Enriching Constitutional Dialogue: Viewing Parliament's Role as both Proactive and Reactive : Research Reports
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Evaluation of Public Legal Education and Information: An Annotated Bibliography : Research Reports
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Evaluation of the Legal Aid Manitoba Expanded Eligibility Project : Research Reports
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Evaluation of the Women's Advocacy Program (Winnipeg) : Research Reports
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An Examination of Canadians' Attitudes on the State of National Unity : Research Reports
- Author: S. Riopelle Ouellet (1992-01-01)
Description: This paper examines Canadians' attitudes towards national unity through a systematic review of public opinion data. In addition to examining general perceptions on the importance of "keeping the country together", this paper explores available data relating to the federal government's proposed constitutional package. Such data includes attitudes towards Senate reform, federal spending and opting out provisions, a social Charter, aboriginal self-government, recognition of Quebec as a "distinct society, the decision-making process and provincial versus federal jurisdiction over selected areas.
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Expanding Horizons: Rethinking Access to Justice in Canada : Research Reports
- Author: Research and Statistics Division (2001-10-18)
Description: On March 31, 2000 the Department of Justice Canada hosted a one-day symposium entitled "Expanding Horizons: Rethinking Access to Justice in Canada." The goal of the symposium was to explore new directions and identify emerging challenges for assuring access to justice for Canadians in an increasingly complex and demanding environment.
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Expert Panel on Emerging Crimes : Research Reports
- Author: R.T. Naylor (2003-07-09)
Description: The Emerging Crimes Panel was hosted by the Research & Statistics Division of the Department of Justice Canada and assembled and given guidance by Professor Tom Naylor.
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The Extent, Composition and Economic Characteristics of blended, Common-Law and single-parent families in Canada. As well as family expenditure on child care : Research Reports
- Author: C. Lochhead, D. Hubka (1995-04-03)
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Factors Driving High Cost Legal Aid Cases: Preliminary Assessment : Research Reports
- Author: A. Currie (1999-04-01)
Description: This study identified criminal legal aid cases that cost over $5,000 in British Columbia, Alberta and New Brunswick.
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Female Genital Mutilation: A Review of Current Literature : Research Reports
- Author: I. Ferguson, P. Ellis (1995-04-01)
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Female Genital Mutilation: Report on Consultations Held in Ottawa and Montreal : Research Reports
- Author: L.J. Hussein (1995-04-04)
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Firearms Homicide, Robbery and Suicide Incidents Investigated by the Winnipeg Police Service (1995) : Research Reports
- Author: Proactive Information Services Inc. (1997-02-01)
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Firearms in Canada and Eight Other Western Countries: Selected Findings of the 1996 International Crime (Victim) Survey : Research Reports
- Author: R. Block (1998-01-01)
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Firearms Recovered by Police: A Multi-Site Study : Research Reports
- Author: D. Antonowicz (1997-07-01)
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Firearms, Accidental Deaths, Suicides and Violent Crime: An Updated Review of the Literature with Special Reference to the Canadian Situation : Research Reports
- Author: Y. Dandurand (1998-09-01)
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A Further Review of the Saskatchewan Victims of Domestic Violence Act : Research Reports
- Author: Department of Justice Canada, Saskatchewan Department of Justice (1998-02-15)
Description: In 1995, legislation in Saskatchewan gave victims of domestic violence new legal tools. This report which is a follow-up to a 1996 evaluation of the new measures includes an analysis.
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The Future of Conditional Sentencing: Perspectives of Appellate Judges : Research Reports
- Author: J.V. Roberts, A. Manson (2004-11-17)
Description: The purpose of this research project was to generate information about the conditional sentence of imprisonment, post-Proulx, from the perspective of the judiciary. More specifically, the research will explore a range of issues, including judicial reaction to proposed amendments to the conditional sentence regime by undertaking mini focus groups and interviews with appellate judges in Quebec, Ontario, and Manitoba. This research is important to the Department as it demonstrates a proactive approach. Furthermore, although judges are routinely consulted in other jurisdictions, this has not often happened in Canada.
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Gap Analysis of
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Globalization Triumphant or Globalization in Retreat: Implications for Canada : Research Reports
- Author: D. Cameron, J. Gross Stein, Research and Statistics Division (2003-02-24)
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Hate-Motivated Violence : Research Reports
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Identifying Research Gaps in the Prostitution Literature : Research Reports
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Implementation Review of Bill C-49 : Research Reports
- Author: C. Meredith, R. Mohr, R. Cairns (1997-02-01)
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Incarcerated Gang Members in British Columbia: A Preliminary Study : Research Reports
- Author: R.M. Gordon (1994-04-03)
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Inclusion for All: A Canadian roadmap to social cohesion : Research Reports
- Author: Policy Research, Department of Justice, Canadian Heritage (2001-04-23)
Description: Inclusion for All: A Canadian Roadmap to Social Cohesion is the result of a stock-taking and engagement exercise led by the Departments of Justice and Canadian Heritage and the Policy Research Initiative(PRI).
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Intervention Models for Children Who Witness Violence: A Needs Assessment : Research Reports
- Author: EDUCON Marketing, Research Systems (1998-07-01)
Description: In Canada, children were observers in 39% of all relationships that involved violence; not only are they aware of it, but they can give detailed accounts of it.
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Inuit Women and the Nunavut Justice System : Research Reports
- Author: M. Crnkovich, L. Addario (2000-03-01)
Description: Reports from Inuit women groups and northern justice consultations are used to examine how women are affected by the new and evolving justice system in Nunavut, where sexual assault rates are much higher than the national average.
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James Bay Cree Gun Survey : Research Reports
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Judicial Attitudes to Conditional Terms of Imprisonment: Results of a National Survey : Research Reports
- Author: J.V. Roberts, A.N. Doob, V. Marinos (2000-04-01)
Description: Since 1996, Section 742 has allowed trial judges to impose conditional sentencing. Feedback is critical, since various Courts of Appeal have adopted different positions on the practice.
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Just Between You and Me: A Peer Public Legal Education and Information (PLEI) Programme for Women in Family Violence Situations : Research Reports
- Author: G. Broad, A. Hagerty (2005-06-23)
Description: The "Just Between You and Me" project was designed to provide Public Legal Education and Information (PLEI) peer support to women who had experienced family violence and assess its validity as a model for PLEI delivery. The goal of the project was that the peers would then share this information within their own networks of family, co-workers and communities, using resources already developed and existing in their areas. The study adapted an evaluation tool from earlier research (Broad, 2002), developed a recruitment tool and used materials already produced by other PLEI providers as the basis for the curriculum. A total of 18 women graduated from the eight-week training session, approximately one-half from the Indigenous communities. The findings of this study support peer development as a valid PLEI model of delivery. The participants, in their final self-assessment, identified substantial changes in the areas of knowledge growth, perception/ attitudinal and behaviour changes. Their comments indicate that they found the training empowering, and participants were already beginning to distribute the information through their community networks.
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Just Research - July 2000 : JustResearch
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Description: This issue of Just Research includes articles on public consultation, youth justice, hate crime, victims, and dispute resolution.
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Just Research - March 2000 : JustResearch
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Description: This issue includes reviews of articles on hate crime, a unique Aboriginal justice program, prostitution, child-related issues such as child abuse and children who witness domestic violence, and the costs of crime. It also features some results from our Client Survey.
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Just Research - March 2001 : JustResearch
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Description: In this issue of Just Research, we reviewed several articles on victimisation and family violence, as well as interesting articles on capital punishment, conditional sentencing and cyber crime. As previously mentioned, we have also included profiles of new research from the Research and Statistics Division and from a Canadian academic.
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Just Research - November 2000 : JustResearch
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Description: This issue covers a larger number of policy relevant topics including domestic violence and the use of mediation, cyber crime, organized crime, impaired driving, gender specific treatment for offenders, firearms, same-sex relationship violence, "three strikes" sentencing policies, restorative justice, and finally the use of statistics in the media.
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Just Research - October 2001 : JustResearch
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Description: This issue of Just Research includes reviews on a wide range of topics including family violence, young offenders, social cohesion, restorative justice, firearms, and organized crime. In our Research in Profile Section, we have chosen to profile research on victimization and fear of crime.
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Just Research 2002 - Issue No.7 : JustResearch
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Description: This issue is comprised of literature reviews on an array of topicsincluding mandatory minimums, youth justice, intermediate sanctions,and mediation in child custody cases.
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Just Research 2002 - Issue No.8 : JustResearch
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Description: This issue of Just Research, we are pleased to profile the recent work of Professor Carlo Morselli from the University of Montreal on the relational foundations of criminal enterprise. This work has direct implications for the Department's ongoing research and policy work in the area of organized crime.
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Just Research 2003 - Issue No.10 : JustResearch
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Description: In this Issue of Just Research we are pleased to profile three recent projects completed by the Research and Statistics Division. First, Dr. Fernando Mata provides a summary of our recent research into minority views on the Anti-terrorism Act, which used a qualitative focus group research design in several sites across Canada. Second, Valerie Howe discusses the ongoing work of the Canadian Biotechnology Strategy and the relationship between advances in technology and emerging privacy concerns. Third, Steven Kleinknecht summarises the international literature on the phenomenon of auto-theft among youth, with a focus on the effectiveness of programming responses and the distinction between "joy-riding" and more profit-driven motivations for such behaviour.
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Just Research 2003 - Issue No.9 : Research Reports
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Description: This issue of Just Research, we review research on such issues as mental disorder and the potential for violence, the phenomenon of group crime in Canada, victim cooperation in prosecuting domestic violence, and transferring youth to adult court.
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Just Research 2004 - Issue no.11 : JustResearch
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Description: This issue of Just Research contains articles on a number of policy research areas including the burden of self-representing accused in criminal court, Bill C-46 and disclosure of third-party records in sexual assault cases, and the tension between privacy, rights, and advancements in genetic health research.
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Just Research 2005 - Issue No.12 : JustResearch
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Description: In this issue of Just Research, some of the major policy research questions in the area of justice and the Canadian family are explored. Kelly Morton-Bourgon and Dr. Guy Bourgon examine the question of whether involving the family in the treatment of adolescent sexual offenders has an impact on treatment effectiveness. Dr. Cherami Wichmann presents a statistical profile of today's Canadian family using the most recent available data. Catherine Thomson provides an overview of recent research sponsored by the Department of Justice Canada on family transitions using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth. Jeff Latimer takes a critical look at Multisystemic Therapy as a response to serious youth delinquency that broadens the focus beyond the young person to the family as a whole. Marie Gannon and Karen Mihorean provide one of the first direct comparisons of sentencing outcomes between family violence convictions and other violent convictions in Canadian adult courts. Finally, Rick Gill and Dr. Cherami Wichman provide a brief summary of their recent work into shared parenting arrangements.
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Just Research 2005- Issue No.13 : Research Reports
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Description: In this issue, we are focusing on a topical and thought provoking theme: Achieving Justice for Vulnerable Canadians. The articles in this edition of Just Research shed light on a number of significant issues concerning some of the more vulnerable groups of Canadian society.
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A Key Informant Study of the Native Criminal Courtworker Program 1996 : Research Reports
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Legal Aid Delivery Models in Canada: Past Experiences and Future Directions : Research Reports
- Author: A. Currie (1999-04-01)
Description: This report uses numerous studies to analyze the debate over Canada's three main legal aid delivery models: staff lawyer systems, judicare, and mixed delivery systems.
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Legal Aid Duty Counsel Systems in Canada: Summary Report : Research Reports
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Legal Aid Eligibility and Coverage in Canada : Research Reports
- Author: S. Tsoukalas, P. Roberts (2005-06-29)
Description: This research examines the two main rationing mechanisms by which legal aid commissions control their costs; financial eligibility guidelines and coverage provisions. The report compares legal aid financial eligibility guidelines to low income cut-offs. The gaps between financial eligibility levels and low income levels are assessed, and estimates are produced for the numbers of "poor" people not covered by legal aid. Coverage provisions (legal matters for which legal aid is normally provided) are compared among the ten provincial legal aid societies or commissions.
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Mandatory Minimum Penalties: Their Effects on Crime, Sentencing Disparities, and Justice System Expenditures : Research Reports
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Measuring the Costs of Children in Canada: A Practical Guide Phase I : Research Reports
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Minority Views on the Canadian
Anti-Terrorism Act(Formerly Bill C-36) : Research Reports
- Author: Les études de marché Créatec (2004-02-03)
Description: The report presents the findings of focus group sessions which sampled the views of minority group members regarding the provisions of the Anti-Terrorism Act as well as personal and community impacts. The firm Créatec conducted the focus groups between March 10 and 21, 2003. In total, 16 focus groups were carried out in Halifax, Montreal, Toronto, Calgary, and Vancouver covering 138 male and female participants from approximately 60 ethno-cultural minority backgrounds.
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More Than a Crime: A Report on the Lack of Public Legal Information Materials for Immigrant Women Who Are Subject to Wife Assault : Research Reports
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A Multidimensional Model for Service in Delivery in Canadian Criminal Legal Aid : Research Reports
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Multidisciplinary Approaches to Justice: A Compilation of Projects : Research Reports
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New Reproductive Technologies: A Backgrounder on Issues and Concerns : Research Reports
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The New-Brunswick Aboriginal Duty Counsel Project : Research Reports
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Nunavut Justice Issues: An Annotated Bibliography : Research Reports
- Author: N. Giff (2000-03-31)
Description: This annotated bibliography describes the methodologies and major findings of 32 articles and reports on Northern justice. The author provides a framework for conceptualizing this vast range of material by suggesting four interwoven themes.
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Ontario Rural Woman Abuse Study (ORWAS) Community Report: Cochrane Area : Research Reports
- Author: S. Kolomeitz-Warman (1998-11-01)
Description: The study's purpose initiated by Justice Canada and the Community Abuse Program of Rural Ontario (CAPRO) was to examine the violence experienced by rural women and to analyze the ways it has been addressed.
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Ontario Rural Woman Abuse Study (ORWAS) Community Report: Espanola Area : Research Reports
- Author: M. Nelder (1998-11-01)
Description: The study's purpose initiated by Justice Canada and the Community Abuse Program of Rural Ontario (CAPRO) was to examine the violence experienced by rural women and to analyze the ways it has been addressed.
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Ontario Rural Woman Abuse Study (ORWAS) Community Report: Grey Bruce Counties : Research Reports
- Author: D. Mann (1998-11-01)
Description: The study's purpose initiated by Justice Canada and the Community Abuse Program of Rural Ontario (CAPRO) was to examine the violence experienced by rural women and to analyze the ways it has been addressed.
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Ontario Rural Woman Abuse Study (ORWAS) Community Report: Oxford County : Research Reports
- Author: S.E. Golton (1998-12-01)
Description: The study's purpose initiated by Justice Canada and the Community Abuse Program of Rural Ontario (CAPRO) was to examine the violence experienced by rural women and to analyze the ways it has been addressed.
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Ontario Rural Woman Abuse Study (ORWAS) Community Report: Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry : Research Reports
- Author: I. Roosendaal (1998-12-01)
Description: The study's purpose initiated by Justice Canada and the Community Abuse Program of Rural Ontario (CAPRO) was to examine the violence experienced by rural women and to analyze the ways it has been addressed.
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Ontario Rural Woman Abuse Study (ORWAS) Community Report: Vermilion Bay : Research Reports
- Author: L. Biesenthal, D. Podovinnikoff (1998-12-01)
Description: The study's purpose initiated by Justice Canada and the Community Abuse Program of Rural Ontario (CAPRO) was to examine the violence experienced by rural women and to analyze the ways it has been addressed.
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Patterns of Crime in Canadian Cities: A Multivariant Statistical Analysis : Research Reports
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Peace Bonds and Violence against Women : Research Reports
- Author: G.S. Rigakos (2004-02-13)
Description: In this report, Dr. Rigakos assessed the impact of Bill C-42 amendments on the application and enforcement of Criminal Code sections 810 and 811 recognizances, also known as "peace bonds". Through data analysis from Statistics Canada's Adult Criminal Court Survey (ACCS) and key informant interviews in three jurisdictions (Nova Scotia, Ontario and Manitoba), this report examines changes in processing, availability and enforcement of peace bonds in cases of spousal violence.
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Pilot Study of Method to Review Closed Organized Crime Files: Final Report on Phase 1 and Recommendations for Phase 2 : Research Reports
- Author: C. Meredith, N. Chambers (2005-02-15)
Description: The purpose of this exploratory study was to develop and test a method to undertake a review of organized crime prosecution files managed by the Federal Prosecution Service (FPS), Department of Justice Canada. In the absence of a uniform FPS definition of organized crime, the study method included the development of a definition by consulting with the FPS regional offices. The development of this definition was vital to this study and to future studies on organized crime prosecutions within the department. Using the pilot study definition of an organized crime file, the FPS regional offices each identified files for the pilot study review. The pilot study successfully reviewed 85 organized crime files from the Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa-Gatineau, Toronto, Edmonton, and Vancouver regional prosecution offices. The report contains the results of the file review, focusing on the nature of organized crime files and including the number and characteristics of the accused, the types of charges, and the outcomes. The study concludes that a more comprehensive review of a representative sample of files is possible using the organized crime definition developed for this study. Recommendations for consideration in the second phase of research are included.
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Predicting Crime: A Review of the Research : Research Reports
- Author: S. Schneider (2004-06-15)
Description: This report identifies and examines studies by leading justice organizations that have developped predictions about how crime will evolve over the next two decades in the West. Interviews were combined with a review of the electronic and printed literature and organization reports. The report finds that the rate of crime is expected to be quite stable with some increase as the proportion of youth in the population increases during the next decade (this is assuming that charging practices remain roughly the same). However, the nature and scope of crime has been changing and will continue to change with the impact of new technologies and the globalization of crime. While the substance of the crimes such as theft will remain the same the objects of theft and the location of the crime will change markedly.Â
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Print Media Treatment of Hate as an Aggravating Circumstance for Sentencing: A Case Study : Research Reports
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Profile and Projection of Drug Offences in Canada - Part 1. : Research Reports
- Author: K. Hung, N. Quann (2000-02-01)
Description: From 1977 to 1998, the number of adults charged with a drug offence decreased by 28%, from 53,138 adults charged in 1977 to 38,198 adults charged in 1998. However, the trend has been levelling in the last few years.
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Profile and Projection of Drug Offences in Canada - Part 2. : Research Reports
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Profile and Projection of Drug Prosecutions- Jurisdiction Report Manitoba : Research Reports
- Author: N.L. Quann, K. Hung (2000-03-01)
Description: In 1998, there were 1,297 adults charged by the police with a drug offence, accounting for 3.4% of Canada, slightly lower than its population share of 3.8%.
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Profile and Projection of Drug Prosecutions- Jurisdiction Report Ontario : Research Reports
- Author: N.L. Quann, K. Hung (2000-03-01)
Description: In 1998, there were 14,354 adults charged by the police with a drug offence, accounting for 37.6% of Canada, same as its population share of 37.7%.
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Profile and Projection of Drug Prosecutions- Jurisdiction Report Pacific Region : Research Reports
- Author: N.L. Quann, K. Hung (2000-03-01)
Description: In 1998, there were 7,108 adults charged by the police with a drug offence, accounting for 18.6% of Canada, which is higher than its population share of 13.3%.
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Profile and Projection of Drug Prosecutions- Jurisdiction Report Prairies : Research Reports
- Author: N.L. Quann, K. Hung (2000-03-01)
Description: In 1998, there were 6,236 adults charged by the police with a drug offence, accounting for 16.3% of Canada, which is slightly lower than its population share of 17%.
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Profile and Projection of Drug Prosecutions- Jurisdiction Report Quebec : Research Reports
- Author: N.L. Quann, K. Hung (2000-03-01)
Description: In 1998, there were 8,122 adults charged by the police with a drug offence, accounting for 21.3% of Canada, same as its population share of 24.2%.
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Profile and Projection of Drug Prosecutions- Jurisdiction Report Saskatchewan : Research Reports
- Author: K. Hung, N. Quann (2000-03-01)
Description: In 1998, there were 1,285 adults charged by the police with a drug offence, accounting for 3.4% of Canada, same as its population share of 3.4%.
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Profile and Projection of Drug Prosecutions-Jurisdiction Report Northwest Territories : Research Reports
- Author: K. Hung, N.L. Quann (2000-03-01)
Description: In 1998, there were 150 adults charged by the police with a drug offence, accounting for 0.4% of Canada, slightly higher than its population share of 0.2%.
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Profile and Projection of Drug Prosecutions: Jurisdiction Report Alberta : Research Reports
- Author: N.L. Quann, K. Hung (2000-03-01)
Description: In 1998, there were 3,504 adults charged by the police with a drug offence, accounting for 9.2% of Canada, same as its population share of 9.6%.
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Profile and Projection of Drug Prosecutions: Jurisdiction Report British Columbia : Research Reports
- Author: N.L. Quann, K. Hung (2001-06-29)
Description: In 1998, there were 7,069 adults charged by the police with a drug offence, accounting for 18.5% of Canada, which is higher than its population share of 13.2%.
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Profile and Projection of Drug Prosecutions: Jurisdiction Report Atlantic Provinces : Research Reports
- Author: N. Quann, K. Hung (2000-03-01)
Description: In 1998, there were 4,248 adults charged by the police with a drug offence, accounting for 6.2% of Canada, which is higher than its population share of 7.8%.
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Profile and Projection of Drug Prosecutions: Jurisdiction Report Yukon : Research Reports
- Author: K. Hung, N. Quann (2000-03-01)
Description: In 1998, there were 39 adults charged by the police with a drug offence, accounting for 0.1% of Canada, same as its population share of 0.1%.
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Projected Population Patterns and the Canadian Justice System : Research Reports
- Author: A.R. Gillis, W.E. Kalbach (1992-04-27)
Description: The aging population is a factor in Canada's declining crime rate. To predict crime rates up to 2016, two kinds of data were used.
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Public Attitudes Towards the Legitimacy of our Institutions and the Administration of Justice : Research Reports
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Public Knowledge of Crime and Justice: An Inventory of Canadian Findings : Research Reports
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Public Perception of Crime and Justice in Canada: A Review of Opinion Polls : Research Reports
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Public Views on the Anti-Terrorism Act (formerly Bill C-36): A Qualitative Study : Research Reports
- Author: M. Brown Goldfarb (2005-02-15)
Description: This report contains the results of a second wave of focus groups aimed at studying Canadians' views on the provisions of the Anti-Terrorism Act. In 2003, shortly after the enactment of Bill C 36, the views of ethnic minorities were canvassed on similar issues. This work was undertaken by the Research and Statistics Division of the Department of Justice Canada to help inform the mandated three-year Parliamentary review of the Anti-Terrorism Act. The firm Millward Brown Goldfarb was contracted to conduct 22 focus group sessions between February 2 and March 5, 2004, and analyze the results. Focus groups were conducted in Ottawa, Winnipeg, Montreal, Calgary, Regina, Vancouver, Quebec City, and Halifax. The results of these focus groups suggest that the Anti-Terrorism Act did not have a major impact on the lives of the participants in the study.
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Regulatory Negotiation Issues and Applications : Research Reports
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The Relationship Between Illegal Drugs and Firearms: A Literature Review : Research Reports
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Report on the Creation of the Child Support Award Database : Research Reports
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Rethinking Access to Criminal Justice in Canada: A Critical Review of Needs, Responses and Restorative Justice Initiatives : Research Reports
- Author: P. Hughes, M.J. Mossman (2004-01-13)
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A Review of Brydges
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- Author: S. Verdun Jones (2004-04-06)
Description: The overarching purpose of this research project is to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the nature and scope of the Brydges services that are currently available to arrested or detained persons across Canada. A more effective system should be developed in order to more accurately assess the capacity of detainees to fully understand legal advice, and to take appropriate measures.
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Review of Multiculturalism and Justice Issues: A Framework for Addressing Reform : Research Reports
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Review of Provincial and Territoral Domestic Violence Legislation and Implementation Strategies : Research Reports
- Author: T. Roberts (2002-12-10)
Description: The purpose of this report was to gather materials and undertake preliminary analyses pertaining to domestic violence legislation in the five jurisdictions.
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A Review of Section 264 (Criminal Harassment) of the Criminal Code of Canada : Research Reports
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Review of the Nunavut Community Justice Program: Final Report : Research Reports
- Author: S. Clark Consulting Inc. (2005-10-26)
Description: The Department of Justice Canada, in collaboration with Nunavut Justice, undertook in 2003-2004 a review of the Nunavut Community Justice Program with the following objectives: (a) to determine if the Community Justice Program is meeting its mandate and objectives as currently established; (b) to determine if the mandate and structure of the Community Justice Program reflects the Program's current and future needs; and (c) to determine if the Community Justice Program provides effective alternatives to the formal justice system.
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Review of the Saskatchewan Victims of Domestic Violence Act : Research Reports
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The Role of the Victim in the Criminal Process: A Literature Review from 1989 to 1999 : Research Reports
- Author: A.N. Young (2001-08-11)
Description: The literature review produced in this report is not intended to be a sterile catalogue of articles and books, but rather it is intended to be a compendious summary of recurring themes found in the literature
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Rural Women and Violence: A Study of Two Communities in British Columbia : Research Reports
- Author: Y. Jiwani, S. Moore, P. Kachuk (2000-01-01)
Description: Rural women in abusive relationships are doubly isolated because of their distance from services and support and because of their partners' controlling behaviours.
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Rural Women and Violence: A Study of Two Rural Women and Violence: A Study of Two Communities in British Columbia UNEDITED : Research Reports
- Author: Y. Jiwani (1998-12-01)
Description: Rural women in abusive relationships are doubly isolated because of their distance from services and support and because of their partners' controlling behaviours.
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Safe Storage in Aboriginal Communities: Exploratory Review of Central Firearm Storage Programs in Manitoba : Research Reports
- Author: E.F. Cormier (1998-05-01)
Description: Firearms suicides among Aboriginal people are three times the national rate. Many First Nations communities are concerned with the safe use of firearms when they are not needed for hunting.
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Social Implications of Current Trends in Information and Communications Technologies : Research Reports
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Social Spending, Social Results Options for a Social Justice Audit Component in the Context of the CHST : Research Reports
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Spousal Assault and Mandatory Charging in the Yukon: Experiences, Perspectives and Alternatives : Research Reports
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A Statistical Profile of Female Young Offenders : Research Reports
- Author: P. Carrington, S. Moyer (1998-08-01)
Description: This report combs various federal and provincial surveys and presents a comprehensive portrait of female young offenders, who are five times less likely to offend than boys.
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Strategic Action Plan for the Policy Sector : Fact Sheets
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Strategies for Social Regulation: The Case of Occupational Health and Safety Regulation : Research Reports
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Strolling Away : Research Reports
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Students' Knowledge and Perceptions of the Young Offenders Act: Final Report Ontario Institute for Studies in Education Report No.4 : Research Reports
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- Author: PRA Inc. Information Strategy (2003-12-30)
Description: Legal aid services in Canada support a greater access to the justice system by providing legal assistance to those who cannot afford the cost of legal counsel. The provision of bilingual services by legal aid plans may therefore represent an important bridge between low-income clients and their equal access to justice.
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Summary of the Inuit Women and the Nunavut Justice System Workshop : Research Reports
- Author: Department of Justice (1999-12-02)
Description: In 1999, a workshop was held to present research and develop policy on the impact of Nunavut's evolving justice system on Inuit women.
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Summary report on victim impact statement focus groups : Research Reports
- Author: C. Meredith, C. Paquette (2003-08-11)
Description: This report describes the conduct and findings of six focus groups with crime victims who have completed Victim Impact Statements. This research was conducted on behalf of the Department of Justice Canada, Policy Centre for Victim Issues.
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Survey of Hate-Motivated Activity : Research Reports
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Survey of Sexual Assault Survivors : Research Reports
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Synthesis of Department of Justice Canada Research Findings on Spousal Assault : Research Reports
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Treating Youth in Conflict with the Law: A New Meta-Analysis : Research Reports
- Author: J. Latimer (2004-06-15)
Description: This report provides a meta-analytical synthesis of the existing literature on the effectiveness of treating youth in conflict with the law. The data were aggregated from studies directly measuring the effect of treatment on recidivism and other key outcomes using control/comparison groups. The results provide direction to key decision-makers, program developers and program funders based on the accumulation of knowledge from almost 200 treatment programs dealing directly with youth engaged in criminal behaviour.
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A Typology of Profit-Driven Crimes : Research Reports
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Victim Participation in the Plea Negotiation Process in Canada: A Review of the Litterature and Four Models for Law Reform : Research Reports
- Author: S.N. Verdun Jones, A.A. Tijerino (2004-06-15)
Description: This report examines the current legislative and judicial responses to plea bargaining within Canada and victim participation. The report also looks at the regulatory process for plea bargaining in the federal courts of the United States, with a specific focus on Arizona which provides for direct participation for the victim. Jurisprudence and empirical research on the victim impact statement are also examined. The report concludes with four potential models for victim participation in the plea bargaining process. This research was conducted on behalf of the Department of Justice Canada, Policy Centre for Victim Issues.
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Victim Privacy and the
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- Author: J. Cameron (2004-01-30)
Description: This report analyzes the tension between victim privacy and the open court principle, especially in the context of sexual assault proceedings. It explains that the open court principle is one of the most highly prized values in the Anglo-Canadian common law tradition. The report raises, but does not answer, the question of whether victim privacy and the need for anonymity in particular, is justified by the nature of the offence, or should instead be regarded as a remedial measure to address the chronic under reporting of sexual offences and encourage victims to trust the system.
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Victim's Experiences with, Expectations aAnd Perceptions of Restorative Justice: A Critical Review of the Literature : Research Reports
- Author: J. Wemmers, M. Canuto (2002-03-11)
Description: This report reviews the literature surrounding victims' experiences with, and expectations and perceptions of restorative justice in order to explore whether restorative justice programs adequately address victims' needs.
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The Views of Canadian Scholars on the Impact of the Anti-Terrorism Act : Research Reports
- Author: T. Gabor (2005-02-15)
Description: This report compiled the views of Canadian scholars on the impact of the Anti-Terrorism Act, in preparation for the three year Parliamentary review of the legislation. In particular, the study asked participating scholars three specific questions: 1. What has been the impact of the Anti-Terrorism Act on Canada?; 2. What emerging trends in terrorism do you foresee and what threats do they pose to Canada? In discussing these trends and threats, please describe what you consider terrorism to be; 3. How should our country respond to these trends and threats? Please feel free to include measures at any level, such as social, economic, political, and legal, or a combination of these levels.
The report contains a synthesis of the 11 submissions written by participating scholars. The submissions themselves have been appended to the report. With respect to the impact of the Anti-Terrorism Act, scholars offered both positive and negative views. Some scholars noted that it is too early to gauge the impact of the Act. Others argued that the Act is a symbolic gesture and has had a negative impact on civil liberties and Canadian values. Still other scholars felt that the Act provides a deterrent effect and has enhanced both intelligence and prosecutions, with no detectable erosion of civil liberties.
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Wife Assault as a Crime: The Perspectives of Victims and Police Officers on a Charging Policy in London, Ontario From 1980-1990 : Research Reports
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Women Speak: The Value of Community-Based Research on Woman Abuse : Research Reports
- Author: M. Nelder, S.J. Snelling (1999-12-01)
Description: The Ontario Rural Woman Abuse Study (ORWAS), undertaken by Justice Canada and the Community Abuse Program of Rural Ontario in 1997, is a study of domestic violence in a rural context.
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Youth Involvement in Prostitution: A Focus on Intrafamilial Violence - A Literature Review : Research Reports
- Author: S. Bittle (2000-04-08)
Description: There has been a shift from treating young prostitutes as criminals to identifying them as victims in need of protection.
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Youth Involvement in Prostitution: A Literature Review and Annotated Bibliography : Research Reports
- Author: S. Bittle (2002-04-11)
Description: This report is a comprehensive literature review on youth involved in prostitution, with a focus on legal and extra-legal responses to the youth sex trade and the main findings and debates in the social science literature, in particular the research on childhood physical, sexual and emotional abuse and their role in precipitating youth involvement in prostitution.
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Youth Law-Related Education Survey : Research Reports
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Youth Risk/Need Assessment: An Overview of Issues and Practices : Research Reports
- Author: K. Hannah-Moffat, P. Maurutto (2004-06-15)
Description: The purpose of this study was to review and critique the concepts of risk and need as they relate to assessments of youth within the Canadian criminal justice system and to identify existing risk/need assessment tools currently used with young offenders in Canada. The report concludes that the use of risk/need assessments to facilitate decisions under the Youth Criminal Justice Act needs to be carefully reviewed and monitored.
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