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CLEO Steps to Justice: Criminal court

This Steps to Justice webpage produced by CLEO links to multiple questions and answers about going to criminal court, 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: getting legal help in criminal law

This Steps to Justice webpage produced by CLEO links to multiple questions and answers about how to get help with criminal law issues, 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: Indigenous rights and criminal law

This Steps to Justice webpage produced by CLEO links to multiple questions and answers about Indigenous rights in the criminal process, 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: What’s included in a police record check?

This Steps to Justice question and answer set produced by CLEO provides information about what is included in a police record check, and when one can be asked for. The information is also available in French on CLEO’s Justice pas-à-pas website.

CLEO Steps to Justice: Will peace bonds appear on my criminal record or police record?

This Steps to Justice question and answer set produced by CLEO provides information about whether peace bonds appear on a criminal or police record, and when one can be asked for. The information is also available in French on CLEO’s Justice pas-à-pas website.

CLEO Steps to Justice: youth criminal justice

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

Indigenous rights: Bail

This resource from CLEO explains Gladue factors that courts must consider when deciding whether to give bail to an Indigenous person.

Indigenous Rights: Diversion

This resource from CLEO explains what Indigenous diversion is and when it may be available.

Indigenous Rights: Sentencing

This resource from CLEO explains Gladue factors that courts must consider when sentencing an Indigenous person.

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.