Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family
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The Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family was established on 1 February 1987. The objects of the Institute are to undertake and advance interdisciplinary research, education, and publication on issues related to law and the family; to promote evidence-based reform of the law and legal processes; and, to improve access to justice in family law matters.
The Institute is an independent organization affiliated with the University of Calgary, and is managed by a board of directors made up of prominent judges and family law lawyers, and leading scholars in law, social work, psychology and sociology, from across Canada. The Institute has been incorporated as a registered charity since 1988.
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Item Metadata only Access to Children Following Parental Relationship Breakdown in Alberta(Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family., 1992) Perry, D.; Bolitho, F.H.; Isenegger, J.A.; Paetsch, J.J. (Ed.)Item Open Access Access to Justice in Indigenous Communities: An Intercultural Strategy to Improve Access to Justice(Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family, 2017-01) Wright, A.C.In 2015, the Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family partnered with Calgary Legal Guidance (CLG) to develop a project that would build intercultural partnerships in two Indigenous communities in order to build agency capacity that would increase access to justice. The project was funded in large part by the Human Rights and Education Multiculturalism Fund, with in-kind funding provided by the Institute through the Alberta Law Foundation, CLG and our community partners. Our community partners included Vanessa Omeasso of the Restorative Justice program in Maskwacis and Dr. Laura Kiepal of the Peace River Region Women’s Shelter in Peace River. In addition to agency partners and community members, we have also worked with Elders from these communities who have advised on the strategy. The project goal was to improve access to the justice system for all people, particularly in communities where there are barriers such as transportation and a lack of legal education. Over the last year, we conducted stakeholder meetings with community members, justice staff and social agency staff, and compiled information about the work already being undertaken in the communities that have been working with us. Our project sought to meet five primary outcomes: 1. establish intercultural partnerships that meet the diverse and unique needs of Indigenous communities; 2. foster agency relationships in order to deliver the project strategy, developed by the community and elder consultations; 3. support strategic partnerships to meet future research and project needs, identified throughout the consultations and focus groups; 4. increase access to and utilization of existing legal services in Indigenous communities; and 5. generate a method of practice for working inclusively within Indigenous communities.Item Open Access Access to Justice in Indigenous Communities: Know Your Rights with Police(Calgary Legal Guidance, 2017-01) Calgary Legal GuidanceTo provide basic information about rights of individuals when interacting with law enforcement • To provide some strategies for dealing with some situations that may arise during a police encounterItem Open Access Access to Legal Services in Women's Shelters(Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family., 2015-12-01) Wright, A.C.; Bertrand, L.D.This study examines access to legal services among clients of three Calgary-area domestic violence shelters. The study samples the views of staff and clients at three domestic violence shelters with the goals of improving understanding of clients' legal service needs, understanding the challenges clients attempting to access legal services encounter and making recommendations for improvement. The authors conclude that clients' service needs are complex and often involve legal problems, yet shelters face specific organizational barriers to coordinating legal services. The authors recommend that a further analysis be undertaken to examine the legal access patterns of women experiencing domestic violence, to assess the prevalence of the barriers identified in the study and to determine whether further barriers are present in other shelters.Item Metadata only Adjustment and Integration of Immigrant Youth in Canada: Stage I - Design Report and Proposal(1992) Arnold, B.L.; Brannigan, A.; Perry, D.Item Metadata only Adjustment, Stress and Family Life in Adolescents in Canada, Britain, Hong Kong, India, Pakistan and The Philippines(Taylor & Francis Online, 1999) Bagley, C.; Mallick, K.; Verma, G.; Bolitho, F.; Bertrand, L.; Madrid, S.; Tse, J.Item Metadata only Adolescent Substance Use in Alberta(1994) Bertrand, L.D.Item Metadata only Age and Gender Differences in the Predictors of Adolescent Drinking(1998) Barber, J.G.; Bolitho, F.; Bertrand, L.D.Item Metadata only Alberta(1988) Hornick, J.P.; Thomlison, R.J.; Nesbitt, L.Item Metadata only An Alberta Community Needs Assessment Survey(1989) Gubbels, P.; Hornick, J.P.; Nicoll, M.Item Metadata only Alberta Law and the Family(The Lieutenant-Governor's Conference, Celebrating Alberta Families., 1990) Lown, P.; McCall, M.L.; Hornick, J.P.Item Metadata only Albertans' Perceptions and Experience of Victimization: Selected Highlights of Findings from the Victimization Survey(2001) Gomes, J.T.; Bertrand, L.D.; Boyle, P.J.; Paetsch, J.J.Item Metadata only Albertans' Perceptions and Experience of Victimization: Some Preliminary Findings(2001) Gomes, J.T.; Boyle, P.J.; Bertrand, L.D.; Paetsch, J.J.; Hornick, J.P.Item Open Access Alienated Children in Family Law Disputes in British Columbia(Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family., 2015) Boyd, J.-P. E.Item Metadata only Allegations of Child Abuse in the Context of Parental Separation: A Discussion Paper(Department of Justice Canada., 2001) Bala, N.M.C.; Paetsch, J.J.; Trocmé, N.; Schuman, J.; Tanchak, S.L.; Hornick, J.P.Item Open Access Analysis of Data from the Federal Justice Divorce File Review Study: Report on Findings for Alberta, 2011(Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family., 2017) Kleiner, S.; Boyd, J.-P. E.; Bertrand, L.D.; Paetsch, J.Item Metadata only An Analysis of Responsibilities in Child Welfare Systems(1990) McCall, M.L.Item Metadata only "Best Interests" in Child Protection Proceedings: Implications and Alternatives(1995) Walter, B.; Isenegger, J.A.; Bala, N.Item Open Access Best Practices for Chronic/Persistent Youth Offenders(Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family., 2009-05-01) DeGusti, B.; MacRae, L.; Vallée, M.; Caputo, T.; Hornick, J.P.In 2006, the Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family (CRILF) began work on the three-year project, A Study of Youth Offending, Serious Habitual Offenders, and System Response in Calgary. One objective of this study was to develop an understanding of the predictors of chronic and persistent youth offending, as well as a knowledge base of best practices in Canada and internationally for this population of youth offenders. With funding from the Alberta Law Foundation and the National Crime Prevention Centre, and in partnership with the Centre for Initiatives on Children, Youth and the Community, City of Calgary Community and Neighbourhood Services, and Calgary Police Service, CRILF researchers examined the literature on chronic and persistent youth offenders, and performed an environmental scan to assess what programs and strategies police agencies across Canada have in place to address this youth offending population. The objectives of this report are to: 1) understand the predictors of chronic and persistent youth offending; and 2) examine best practices used by police agencies across Canada for chronic and persistent youth offenders.Item Metadata only Book Review of Sexual Abuse and the Rights of Children: Reforming Canadian Law(1996) Hornick, J.P.