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Legal needs of women in criminal and other mattersÀ six degrés de la libération : besoins juridiques des femmes en matière pénale et autre.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 77-90)
1 online resource (ii, 91 pages) : charts
Issued also in French under title: À six degrés de la libération : besoins juridiques des femmes en matière pénale et autre."September 21, 2002"--Title page.
"The Department of Justice Canada, in co-operation with the provinces and territories, is developing a new legal aid policy framework. This paper will contribute to laying the necessary knowledge base for incorporating a gender perspective in the policy renewal process. It is based on a review of the literature and a limited number of key informant interviews. Its purpose is to examine the legal aid and other legal needs of women when they are accused of criminal offences; during the times when they are serving a penitentiary sentence or on conditional release; as survivors of intimate violence who are required to give evidence against their abusive partners; as complainants and as third parties in sexual assault cases; as claimants in criminal injuries compensation proceedings; and as participants in restorative processes."--Page 1.
1. Legal aid and other legal needs of women accused -- 1.1. Statistical picture -- 1.2. Role of the state -- 1.3. Legal aid and other legal needs -- 1.4. Summary -- 2. Federally sentenced women -- 2.1. Defining the population -- 2.2. Restrictions on liberty in federal institutions -- 2.3. Security classification -- 2.4. Child apprehension matters -- 2.5. Parole hearings, conditional release and implications for legal aid and other legal needs -- 2.6. Summary -- 3. Women as witnesses, complainants and third parties in cases of intimate violence and sexual assault -- 3.1. Women’s experience with mandatory charging -- 3.2. Sexual assault proceedings and implications for legal aid and other legal needs -- 3.3. Criminal injuries compensation proceedings and implications for legal aid and other legal needs -- 3.4. Restorative justice proceedings -- 3.5. Summary -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Appendix 1. Interview respondents.
Research report (Canada. Department of Justice. Research and Statistics Division) ; rr03lars-20e.Legal aid research series ; rr03lars-20e.