Criminal Law - Rights of offenders
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Civil Recovery Demand Letters for Shoplifting
Produced by
Justice for Children and Youth
Produced in 2011
This video explains what your rights and obligations are if you receive a Civil Recovery Demand Letter or you are being asked to pay money to a store as a result of a shoplifting incident.
Available in English
CLEONet Has Re-Launched at Your Legal Rights
Produced by
CLEO
Produced in 2011
Your Legal Rights is the new, improved, and expanded website of legal information for people in Ontario. The new site has free, practical, and easy-to-find legal information produced by hundreds of organizations across Ontario.
Available in English
Criminal Law Publications
Produced by
Legal Services Society (LSS), British Columbia
Produced in 2010
The Criminal Law section of the Legal Services Society web site has publications on topics such as no-contact orders, self-representation in a criminal trial, and what to do when charged with a crime.
Available in English
Types of Release
Produced by
Parole Board of Canada
Produced in 2010
This fact sheet outlines the types of conditional releases that may be granted to offenders before the end of their prison sentences. It describes temporary absence, day parole, full parole, and statutory release, and gives the eligibility criteria for each.
Available in English, French/français
Are you Aboriginal? Do you have a bail hearing? Or are you going to be sentenced for a crime?
Produced by
CLEO
Produced in 2009
This booklet and accompanying poster are about the right of Aboriginal peoples, as a result of a case called Gladue, to have a judge take their background into account when setting bail or deciding on a sentence.
Available in English
Are you Aboriginal? Do you have a bail hearing? Or are you going to be sentenced for a crime?
Produced by
CLEO
Produced in 2009
This poster, like the booklet with the same title, is about the right of Aboriginal peoples, as a result of a case called Gladue, to have a judge take their background into account when setting bail or deciding on a sentence.
Available in English
What can happen if a permanent resident is convicted of a crime
Produced by
CLEO
Produced in 2009
This fact sheet explains how being convicted of a crime in Canada can affect someone's permanent resident status.
Available in English, French/français
Human Rights in Action: Handbook for Women Serving Federal Sentences
Produced by
Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies
Produced in 2008
This booklet explains the rights women have while in prison and while out on conditional release, and discusses some of the ways women prisoners can exercise their rights and avoid having them restricted further.
Available in English
Two Strikes, You're Out!
Produced by
Parkdale Community Legal Services
Produced in 2007
The Immigration and Refugee Protection Act states that permanent residents and foreign nationals convicted of certain offences, either in Canada or abroad, may be deported from or not allowed to enter Canada if they are "criminally inadmissible". This slide presentation covers issues faced by permanent residents and foreign nationals who are criminally convicted and gives definitions of "serious criminality" and "criminality".
Available in English
