Research Database
CLEO hosts a database of research on public legal education and information and access to justice. We add research reports on an ongoing basis. Make your selections below and click the Search button. Please note that the more selections you combine, the fewer research resources will be returned as you are narrowing the results. Help us make this a useful and comprehensive resource. Let us know if we've missed a report, or if your organization has conducted research relating to public legal education and information or access to justice that's not included here. You can reach us at info@cleoconnect.ca.Showing results 1 to 10 of 39
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The Value of Justice for All: Evaluating the Case for Funding the Free Specialist Legal Advice Sector
This report presents new insights on the economic value of the free advice sector in the United Kingdom. The new report recognizes impacts of inflation, rising energy and food prices, and the cost-of-living crisis on the need for legal advice.
- Available in:
- English
- Format:
- Booklet/PDF
- Produced by:
- Bar Council of England and Wales
- Produced/Updated In:
- 2024
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U.S. Survey Highlights Misconceptions about Access to Civil Justice
Recently published findings from an online survey in the U.S. reveal that more than half of adults mistakenly believe they are entitled to legal representation for civil legal matters if they cannot afford representation. Among adults ages 18-34, the figure is higher with approximately two thirds of adults in this age range believing they are...
- Available in:
- English
- Format:
- Website
- Produced by:
- Legal Services Corporation
- Produced/Updated In:
- 2024
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A Roadmap for Transformative Change: Canada’s Black Justice Strategy
Canada's Department of Justice has published an external Steering Group report in support of the development of Canada's Black Justice Strategy. Canada's Black Justice Strategy aims to "address the overrepresentation of Black people in the criminal justice system, including as victims of crime." A Roadmap for Transformative Change: Canada's Black...
- Available in:
- English, Français
- Produced by:
- Department of Justice Canada
- Produced/Updated In:
- 2024
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Making ODR More Accessible to Self-Represented Parties: Focus Group Perspectives
Early evaluations found that court text-based online dispute resolution (ODR) programs were under-utilized. To examine why this might be, RSI undertook a series of six focus groups to learn about barriers to ODR use for parties with low literacy, and how courts can more effectively communicate with self-represented litigants about ODR. The focus...
- Produced by:
- Resolution Systems Institute (RSI)
- Produced/Updated In:
- 2024
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Virtual Justice
This report looks at Canadian self-represented litigant experiences with virtual hearings.
- Produced by:
- National Self-Represented Litigants Project (NSRLP)
- Produced/Updated In:
- 2024
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Accessing Justice with Zoom Experiences and Outcomes in Online Civil Courts
This report fills the gap of remote technologies on vulnerable and unrepresented individuals, including those on the disadvantaged side of the digital divide, by comparing the experiences of unrepresented persons attending civil proceedings in person with those accessing court remotely and therefore gives voice to these unrepresented litigants.
- Available in:
- English
- Produced by:
- American Bar Association
- Produced/Updated In:
- 2024
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Rush To Judgment
This report provides the first comprehensive survey of how BC courts respond when government actors ask them for injunctions to remove or regulate homeless encampments on publicly-owned land.
- Available in:
- English
- Produced by:
- University of British Columbia
- Produced/Updated In:
- 2024
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SDG 16 Through a Digital Lens
This report explores broadly the intricate interplay between the trend toward digitalization and the pursuit of peace, justice, and strong institutions.
- Available in:
- English
- Produced by:
- United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI)
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People-Centered Access to Justice Research: A Global Perspective
This paper offers a first step in developing such a research agenda by exploring the landscape of existing research into relationships between people-centered access to justice and three outcomes: democratic empowerment, economic development, and poverty alleviation.
- Available in:
- English
- Produced by:
- American Bar Association
- Produced/Updated In:
- 2024
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A2J & Legal Education
The objective of this research was to better understand the impact of A2J education on the career choices of young legal professionals, including decisions to incorporate A2J work into their legal careers. Understanding these choices can potentially help inform where the broader A2J sector’s priorities.
- Available in:
- English
- Produced by:
- Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters
- Produced/Updated In:
- 2024