Educational resources to help individuals and families understand and navigate legal processes in Canada. Discussions are moderated and focused on general legal process education.
Evidence-Based Resource Library
Every resource in our library is selected because it contributes to a better understanding of Canadian legal processes.
Our collection draws on legislation, court decisions, Statistics Canada data, government publications, and peer-reviewed academic research. Sources are clearly identified so readers can review the original material for themselves.
Resources are presented for public legal education in a neutral, balanced, and non-partisan manner. We do not provide legal advice, recommend legal strategies, or advocate for particular legal outcomes.
Government Data• Statistics Canada, Juristat• 2024
Recent trends in police-reported clearance status of sexual assault and other violent crime in Canada, 2017 to 2022
By Shana Conroy
Juristat Vol. 44, no. 6: analysis of police-reported clearance status including unfounded rates for sexual assault and violent crime across Canada.
Academic• ABLawg, University of Calgary Faculty of Law• November 8, 2023
The Myth of False Allegations of Intimate Partner Violence
By Jennifer Koshan
Academic analysis examining how allegations are addressed within intimate partner violence cases in the Canadian legal system, including the research evidence on the rate of false allegations.
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