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 43
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Not in My Workplace: Addressing Workplace Exclusion of Individuals with Criminal Records
This report reveals many Canadian companies are missing out on qualified candidates due to outdated policies and the overuse of background checks that are maintaining barriers to labour market engagement for job candidates with criminal records.
- Available in:
- English
- Produced by:
- John Howard Society of Ontario
- Produced/Updated In:
- 2024
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Locked Up. Locked Out. The Revolving Door of Homelessness and Ontario’s Justice System
This report aims to demonstrates how justice system involvement is a leading cause – and result – of housing loss in Ontario. Drawing from data gathered from 175 individuals with experience of homelessness and justice involvement, JHSO researchers found that 41% of survey participants reported that their most recent experience of housing loss had...
- Available in:
- English
- Produced by:
- John Howard Society of Ontario
- Produced/Updated In:
- 2024
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Beyond the Surface: The Hidden Spectrum of FASD in the Justice System
Beyond the Surface: The Hidden Spectrum of FASD in the Justice System details the relationship between Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and the justice system in Ontario. The report demonstrates how individuals with FASD continue to be overrepresented in the criminal justice system, especially youth. Without diagnoses and FASD-informed...
- Available in:
- English
- Produced by:
- John Howard Society of Ontario
- Produced/Updated In:
- 2024
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Uneven Scales: An Exploration of the Distinct Legal Experiences of Black and Indigenous People in Ontario
Uneven Scales examines the distinct experiences of Black and Indigenous people in the criminal justice system and exposes the unique challenges disproportionately impacting Black and Indigenous individuals due to their overrepresentation in the criminal justice system. In consultations with over 50 participants, this research demonstrates the...
- Available in:
- English
- Format:
- Booklet/PDF
- Produced by:
- John Howard Society of Ontario
- Produced/Updated In:
- 2025
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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