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After Arrest: Appearance Notices and Summons – a legal literacy activity
With the support of the Canadian Bar Association Law for the Future Fund, the Community Law School (Sarnia-Lambton) Inc., in cooperation with the Organization for Literacy in Lambton, has created a series of Legal Literacy Activities.
This legal literacy activity, one in a series on criminal procedure, covers post-arrest procedure, using readings and questions to engage adult learners.
Understanding Rights Upon Arrest – a legal literacy activity
With the support of the Canadian Bar Association Law for the Future Fund, the Community Law School (Sarnia-Lambton) Inc., in cooperation with the Organization for Literacy in Lambton, has created a series of Legal Literacy Activities.
This legal literacy activity, one in a series on criminal procedure, covers rights upon arrest for adult learners.
The Players in the Canadian Criminal Justice System – a legal literacy activity
With the support of the Canadian Bar Association Law for the Future Fund, the Community Law School (Sarnia-Lambton) Inc., in cooperation with the Organization for Literacy in Lambton, has created a series of Legal Literacy Activities.
This legal literacy activity, one in a series on criminal procedure, covers roles of people in the criminal justice system in Canada,
Tracking the Trends of the Self-Represented Litigant Phenomenon: Data from the National Self-Represented Litigants Project, 2018/2019
This report collates and analyzes data gathered from intake for the National Self-Represented Litigants Project from January 2018 to June 2019. Core demographics – gender, income, education, age etc – of the population of self-represented litigants were tracked, and the results were consistent with studies conducted in other countries.
Also consistent is the finding that many self-represented litigants begin their case represented by a lawyer,
Key Findings and Recommendations Report: Needs Assessment 2018: Public Legal Education and Information in Languages Other Than English
This report describes a needs assessment conducted in British Columbia to identify public legal education and information (PLEI) needs for “English as an additional language” (EAL) communities. The needs assessment included a literature review, an analysis of 2016 Census data on immigrant populations, and focus groups and an online survey of trusted intermediaries.
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