Criminal Law
- Police stops and searches
- Rights of an arrested person
- Types of Offences
- Alcohol and drug offences
- Assault and criminal harassment
- Firearms
- Motor vehicle offences
- Bail
- Mental health court and drug treatment court
- Guilty pleas and sentencing
- Immigration consequences
- Peace bonds
- Indigenous rights
- Youth criminal justice
- Going to criminal court
- Police record checks and record suspensions
- Getting legal help in criminal law
- Police complaints
- Victims and witnesses
Types of sentences
What is a conditional or absolute discharge?
30,349Can I get house arrest instead of going to jail?
23,280Can I serve my sentence on weekends?
11,331What sentences might I get in my criminal case?
10,368What is the victim fine surcharge?
9,179Can I be ordered to give a sample of my DNA?
6,697Is sentencing different if I’m Indigenous?
5,395Can I get criminal charges against someone dropped?
5,153Can the court stop me from having a gun or weapon?
3,526Is sentencing different if I’m Black?
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