A Crime Victim's Guide to the Criminal Justice System

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This guide contains general information only and is not intended as legal advice. For legal advice, contact a lawyer. ( PDF Version, 3,378 kb, PDF Help)

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Introduction
• Investigating Crime and Laying Criminal Charges
• Arrest and Release
• Bail Hearings
• Protecting Victims of Crime
  • Court Proceedings
  • Publication Bans
  • Protecting Child Witnesses
  • Criminal Harassment, Intimidation and Threats
  • Peace Bonds
• A Word about Young Offenders
• Going to Court
  • The Crown Prosecutor
  • The Defence Lawyer
  • Witnesses
  • Levels of Court
  • Categories of Criminal Offences
  • Proof of Offences
  • Answering the Charge
• Going to Trial
  • Preliminary Inquiry
  • Trial
  • Sentencing
  • Victim impact Statements
  • Range of Sentences
• Mentally Disordered Accused
• Appeals
• After Sentencing
  • Corrections
  • Parole
  • Statutory Release
• Life Sentences and Section 745.6 of the Criminal Code
• The Canadian Statement of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime
• For More Information
• Glossary

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