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Enabling Justice: Adult Toolkit

This resource from the Disability Justice Network Ontario is for people 18+ who are navigating the criminal legal system, particularly people who are racialized, living with a disability, or who are autistic or neurodivergent. It includes information on racism and disability and the criminal legal system, know your rights, what to expect,

Enabling Justice: Printable Toolkit for Prisoners

This printable plain-language toolkit is intended for people who are incarcerated, with additional content for racialized and/or disabled prisoners. It has information on the legal process, legal options, as well as resources for prisoners and their support systems.

Enabling Justice: Youth Toolkit

This resource from the Disability Justice Network Ontario is for youth ages 12-17 who are navigating the criminal legal system, particularly youth who are racialized, living with a disability, or who are autistic or neurodivergent. It includes information on racism and disability and the criminal legal system, know your rights, what to expect,

Types of Criminal Offences

This chart from Steps to Justice explains the 3 types of criminal offences a person can be charged with in Canada: summary, hybrid, and indictable offences.

What are my rights if I’m detained or arrested? video

This video is about a person’s rights if they are arrested or detained in Ontario.

When can the police search me? video

This video is about when the police can search a person in Ontario without a warrant.

Youth flowcharts: Criminal court process for youth aged 12-17

This flowchart from the Steps to Justice website explains the youth criminal court process in Ontario.

Youth Flowcharts: When police talk to youth aged 12-17

This flowchart from the Steps to Justice website explains what happens when the police talk to a youth in Ontario.

CLEO Steps to Justice – questions about police powers and searches

This Steps to Justice webpage produced by CLEO links to multiple questions and answers about police powers and searches, as well as links to supplementary and referral information. The information is also available in French on CLEO’s Justice pas-à-pas website.

CLEO Steps to Justice – rights of an arrested person

This Steps to Justice webpage produced by CLEO links to multiple questions and answers about rights upon arrest, as well as links to supplementary and referral information. The information is also available in French on CLEO’s Justice pas-à-pas website.