Glossary
In Criminal Law, Types of Offences, Bail, Probation, and Court Attendance, Assault, Driving, Drugs, Firearms, Gender-based violence, Harassment, Mischief, Theft, Threats, Victims and witnesses
Gender-based crimes are criminal offences committed against a person because of their gender identity or gender expression. Gender-based crimes can happen between people in intimate relationships, friends, acquaintances, co-workers, and strangers. Anyone can be the victim of a gender-based crime, but girls, women, and gender-diverse people are at a higher risk of gender-based violence.
Some of the most common gender-based criminal offences are:
- voyeurism
- publication of an intimate image without consent
- criminal harassment or harassing communications
- assault and sexual assault
- uttering threats or extortion
- forcible confinement
- failing to comply with a court order or condition
In Criminal Law
When you’re charged with multiple crimes in different incidents, you can ask the Crown for a global resolution. This means the Crown agrees to deal with all the crimes together and to have all the charges resolved at once.
If your charges are at different courthouses, the Crowns at both locations have to agree before a global resolution can be considered. You may be able to negotiate a better plea position if you resolve your charges globally than if you proceeded with them separately.