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Police powers: Stops and searches
This resource produced by CLEO gives clear language information about what police should or shouldn’t do when stopping or searching people. The information is available in PDF and HTML formats from the links below.
Available in:
English, French
Author(s):
Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO)
Produced/Updated In:
2018
Gladue court resources – video
This webpage produced by Aboriginal Legal Services links to a video on Gladue sentencing principles for Indigenous people who have been convicted of an offence.
**Note that Aboriginal Legal Services also offers help with preparing Gladue reports across Ontario, including in Ottawa: for more information, visit their website: www.aboriginallegal.ca/gladue.html
Available in:
English
Author(s):
Aboriginal Legal Services
Produced/Updated In:
2015
Navigating the Adult Criminal Justice and Mental Health Systems
This diagram from the Canadian Mental Health Association represents a map of possible pathways through the criminal justice system and supports available through the mental health system for people aged 18 or older.
Available in:
English
Author(s):
Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA)
Produced/Updated In:
2015
Problems with Eyewitness Identification
This infographic produced by Innocence Canada (formerly AIDWYC) demonstrates some common problems with eyewitness identification.
Available in:
English
Author(s):
Innocence Canada
Produced/Updated In:
2015
This fact sheet produced by the Canadian Civil Liberties Association gives basic information on what a “criminal record” and a “police record check” are.
Available in:
English
Author(s):
Canadian Civil Liberties Association
Produced/Updated In:
2014
What is a non-conviction record?
This fact sheet produced by the Canadian Civil Liberties Association provides answers to FAQs on the nature of “non-conviction records”.
Available in:
English
Author(s):
Canadian Civil Liberties Association
Produced/Updated In:
2014