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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.

The Correctional Service of Canada’s Prison Needle Exchange Program: Policy Brief

This policy brief produced by the Canadian HIV/ AIDS Prison Needle Exchange Program canvasses the Correctional Services Canada policy creating a needle exchange program. Although this policy applies to the federal corrections context, it could be used to inform advocacy for harm reduction strategies around needle use in Ontario jails.

Know your rights: A guide for Child and Family Service Providers Serving People with HIV

This guide produced by the Canadian HIV/ AIDS Legal Network provides information to community workers on various topics related to HIV/ AIDS, including whether clients must disclose their HIV status to employers.

Gladue court resources – video

This webpage produced by Aboriginal Legal Services links to a video on Gladue sentencing principles for Indigenous people who have been convicted of an offence.
**Note that Aboriginal Legal Services also offers help with preparing Gladue reports across Ontario, including in Ottawa: for more information, visit their website: www.aboriginallegal.ca/gladue.html

Navigating the Adult Criminal Justice and Mental Health Systems

This diagram from the Canadian Mental Health Association represents a map of possible pathways through the criminal justice system and supports available through the mental health system for people aged 18 or older.

Problems with Eyewitness Identification

This infographic produced by Innocence Canada (formerly AIDWYC) demonstrates some common problems with eyewitness identification.

Are police record checks useful in employment screening?

This fact sheet produced by the Canadian Civil Liberties Association provides information for employers and others about whether police record checks should be used in screening prospective employees.

Police Record Checks And Rights-Respecting Hiring: A guide for businesses and not-for-profit organizations

This resource produced by the Canadian Civil Liberties Association aims to give employers information on how to respect the rights of prospective employees when asking for police record checks. It also gives general information about the record check process, and encourages employers to reconsider checking if not otherwise required by law to do so.

Police record checks in employment and volunteering: Know your rights

This resource produced by the Canadian Civil Liberties Association answers frequently asked questions about whether a prospective employer can demand police record checks from prospective employees or volunteers. It covers privacy and human rights legislation as well as practical considerations.

What is a criminal record?

This fact sheet produced by the Canadian Civil Liberties Association gives basic information on what a “criminal record” and a “police record check” are.