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The Effectiveness of Using Mediation in Selected Civil Law Disputes: A Meta-Analysis
Federal Victim Surcharge in New Brunswick: An Operational Review
Offender Profile and Recidivism among Domestic Violence Offenders in Ontario
The 2007 National Justice Survey: Tackling Crime and Public Confidence
An Exploration of the Needs of Victims of Hate Crimes
Drugs and Driving: A Compendium of Research Studies
The Nature of Canadian Urban Gangs and Their Use of Firearms: A Review of the Literature and Police Survey
Victim's Response to Trauma and Implications for Interventions: A Selected Review and Synthesis of the Literature
Victim Impact Statements at Sentencing: Judicial Experiences and Perceptions-A Survey of Three Jurisdictions
Attitudinal Change in Participants of Partner Assault Response (PAR) Programs: A Pilot Project
Exploring the Link between Crime and Socio-Economic Status in Ottawa and Saskatoon: A Small-Area Geographical Analysis
The Review Board Systems in Canada: An Overview of Results from the Mentally Disordered Accused Data Collection Study
Bill C-46: Records Application post-Mills, A Case Law Review
A Meta-Analytic Examination of Drug Treatment Courts: Do They Reduce Recidivism?
A Review of Research on Criminal Victimization and First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples 1990 to 2001
The Anti-Terrorism Act and Security Measures in Canada: Public Views, Impacts and Travel Experiences
Firearms Statistics: Updated Tables
Summary report on victim impact statement focus groups
A Synthesis of the Issues and Implications Raised by the Immigration and Refugee Legal Aid Research
The Unmet Need for Criminal Legal Aid: A Summary of Research Results
Six Degrees from Liberation: Legal Needs of Women in Legal and Other Matters
A Profile of Legal Aid Services in Family Law Matters in Canada
Victims of Trafficking in Persons: Perspectives from the Canadian Community Sector
Multi-Site Survey of Victims of Crime and Criminal Justice Professionals across Canada: Summary of Defence Counsel Respondents
Multi-Site Survey of Victims of Crime and Criminal Justice Professionals across Canada: Summary of Probation Officer, Corrections, and Parole Board Respondents
Multi-Site Survey of Crime and Criminal Justice Professionals across Canada
Multi-Site Survey of Victims of Crime and Criminal Justice Professionals across Canada: Summary of Victims of Crime Respondents
Multi-Site Survey of Victims of Crime and Criminal Justice Professionals across Canada: Summary of Victim Services Providers and Victim Advocacy Group Respondents
Multi-Site Survey of Victims of Crime and Criminal Justice Professionals across Canada: Summary of Crown Attorney Respondents
Multi-Site Survey of Victims of Crime and Criminal Justice Professionals across Canada: Executive Summary
Multi-Site Survey of Victims of Crime and Criminal Justice Professionals across Canada: Summary of Police Respondents
Multi-Site Survey of Victims of Crime and Criminal Justice Professionals across Canada: Summary of Judiciary Respondents
Mandatory Sentences of Imprisonment in Common Law Jurisdictions: Some Representative Models
Review of the Nunavut Community Justice Program: Final Report
Study of the Legal Services Needs of Prisoners in Federal Penitentiaries in Canada
Legal Aid Eligibility and Coverage in Canada
Study of the Legal Services Provided to Penitentiary Inmates by Legal Aid Plans and Clinics in Canada
Assessing the Effectiveness of Organized Crime Control Strategies: A Review of the Literature
Just Between You and Me: A Peer Public Legal Education and Information (PLEI) Programme for Women in Family Violence Situations
The Cost of Pain and Suffering from Crime in Canada
A National Survey of Youth Justice Committees in Canada
Criminal Justice Outcomes in Intimate and Non-Intimate Partner Homicide Cases
The Development of the Brief Spousal Assault Form for the Evaluation of Risk (B-SAFER): A Tool for Criminal Justice Professionals
An Analysis of Immigration and Refugee Law Services in Canada
Public Views on the Anti-Terrorism Act (formerly Bill C-36): A Qualitative Study
Pilot Study of Method to Review Closed Organized Crime Files: Final Report on Phase 1 and Recommendations for Phase 2
The Views of Canadian Scholars on the Impact of the Anti-Terrorism Act
An Analysis of Poverty Law Services in Canada
Immigration and Refugee Legal Aid Cost Drivers: Final Report
Legal Aid Provision in Northern Canada: Summary of Research in the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and the Yukon
Pre-Trial Detention Under the Young Offenders Act: A Study of Urban Courts
Crown Decision-Making under the Youth Criminal Justice Act
Community-Based Sentencing: The Perspectives of Crime Victims
The Future of Conditional Sentencing: Perspectives of Appellate Judges
Representation for Immigrants and Refugee Claimants: Final Study Report
Creating a Framework for the Wisdom of the Community: Review of Victim Services in Nunavut, Northwest and Yukon Territories
Nunavut Legal Services Study: Final Report
Legal Aid Courtworker and Public Legal Education and Information Needs in the Northwest Territories: Final Report
Legal Aid Courtworker, and Public Legal Education and Information Needs in the Yukon Territory: Final Report
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and the Youth Criminal Justice System: A Discussion Paper
Riding the Third Wave: Rethinking Criminal Legal Aid Within an Access to Justice Framework
A Seamless Approach to Service Delivery in Legal Aid: Fulfilling a Promise or Maintaining a Myth?
The Correlates of Self-Reported Delinquency: An Analysis of the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth
Treating Youth in Conflict with the Law: A New Meta-Analysis
Victim Participation in the Plea Negotiation Process in Canada: A Review of the Litterature and Four Models for Law Reform
Youth Risk/Need Assessment: An Overview of Issues and Practices
The Challenges of Youth Justice in rural and isolated areas in Canada
The Effectiveness of Substance Abuse Treatment with Young Offenders
Predicting Crime: A Review of the Research
The Interaction Between Children's Developmental Capabilities and the Courtroom Environment: The Impact on Testimonial Competency
A One-Day Snapshot of Aboriginal Youth in Custody Across Canada : Phase II
A Review of Brydges Duty Counsel Services in Canada
The Purchaser-Supplier Approach in Legal Aid
Peace Bonds and Violence against Women
Minority Views on the Canadian Anti-Terrorism Act(Formerly Bill C-36)
Identifying Research Gaps in the Prostitution Literature
Victim Privacy and the Open Court Principle
Rethinking Access to Criminal Justice in Canada: A Critical Review of Needs, Responses and Restorative Justice Initiatives
Court Site Study of Adult Unrepresented Accused in the Provincial Criminal Courts, Part 2: Site Reports
A Study on Legal Aid and Official Languages in Canada
Court Site Study of Adult Unrepresented Accused in the Provincial Criminal Courts Part 1: Overview Report
Evaluation of Public Legal Education and Information: An Annotated Bibliography
Expert Panel on Emerging Crimes
Patterns of Crime in Canadian Cities: A Multivariant Statistical Analysis
A Typology of Profit-Driven Crimes
The Relationship between Child Pornography and the Commission of Sexual Offences against Children: A Review of the Literature
Gap Analysis of Research Literature on Issues Related to Street-Involved Youth
Borders Conference - Rethinking the Line: The Canada-U.S. Border -Child Pornography on the Internet Session
Economic and Organized Crime: Challenges for Criminal Justice
Cultural Diversity in Canada: The Social Construction of Racial Differences
There ought to be a law! Instrument choice: An Overview of the issues
Review of Provincial and Territoral Domestic Violence Legislation and Implementation Strategies
Strolling Away
Profile and Projection of Drug Offences
The Challenge of Biotechnology & Public Policy
A One-Day Snapshot of Aboriginal Youth in Custody Across Canada
Youth Involvement in Prostitution: A Literature Review and Annotated Bibliography
Victim's Experiences with, Expectations aAnd Perceptions of Restorative Justice: A Critical Review of the Literature
Canadian Social Science Faculty Survey
Mandatory Minimum Penalties: Their Effects on Crime, Sentencing Disparities, and Justice System Expenditures
Public Perception of Crime and Justice in Canada: A Review of Opinion Polls
Canadian Law School Faculty Survey
Expanding Horizons: Rethinking Access to Justice in Canada
The Changing Face of Conditional Sentencing: Symposium Proceedings
The Role of the Victim in the Criminal Process: A Literature Review from 1989 to 1999
Print Media Treatment of Hate as an Aggravating Circumstance for Sentencing: A Case Study
The Effectiveness of Restorative Justice Practices: Meta-Analysis
Charging and Prosecution Policies in Cases of Spousal Assault: A Synthesis of Research, Academic, and Judicial Responses
Inclusion for All: A Canadian roadmap to social cohesion
Access to Justice for Deaf Persons in Nunavut: Focus on Signed Languages
Survey of Sexual Assault Survivors
The New-Brunswick Aboriginal Duty Counsel Project
RESEARCH REPORT THE Ontario Rural Woman Abuse Study (ORWAS)Final Report
Youth Involvement in Prostitution: A Focus on Intrafamilial Violence - A Literature Review
Judicial Attitudes to Conditional Terms of Imprisonment: Results of a National Survey
Conditional Sentencing in Canada: An Overview of Research Findings
Nunavut Justice Issues: An Annotated Bibliography
Inuit Women and the Nunavut Justice System
The Effects of Restorative Justice Programming: A Review of the Empirical
Summary of the Inuit Women and the Nunavut Justice System Workshop
Women Speak: The Value of Community-Based Research on Woman Abuse
Legal Aid Delivery Models in Canada: Past Experiences and Future Directions
Factors Driving High Cost Legal Aid Cases: Preliminary Assessment
Best Practices and Lessons Learned: Multidisciplinary and Integrated Justice Projects
Multidisciplinary Approaches to Justice: A Compilation of Projects
Rural Women and Violence: A Study of Two Rural Women and Violence: A Study of Two Communities in British Columbia UNEDITED Executive Summary  
Electronic Money Laundering: An Environmental Scan
Firearms, Accidental Deaths, Suicides and Violent Crime: An Updated Review of the Literature with Special Reference to the Canadian Situation
The Relationship Between Illegal Drugs and Firearms: A Literature Review
Intervention Models for Children Who Witness Violence: A Needs Assessment Executive Summary  
James Bay Cree Gun Survey
Application Fees and Client Contributions in Legal Aid: A Framework for Discussion
Safe Storage in Aboriginal Communities: Exploratory Review of Central Firearm Storage Programs in Manitoba
Students' Knowledge and Perceptions of the Young Offenders Act: Final Report Ontario Institute for Studies in Education Report No.4
Synthesis of Department of Justice Canada Research Findings on Spousal Assault
Firearms in Canada and Eight Other Western Countries: Selected Findings of the 1996 International Crime (Victim) Survey
The Effects of Divorce on Children Selected Literature Review
Firearms Recovered by Police: A Multi-Site Study
A Multidimensional Model for Service in Delivery in Canadian Criminal Legal Aid
Social Spending, Social Results Options for a Social Justice Audit Component in the Context of the