16 February 2003
February 16, 2003
What’s Next: Recommendations from the Kim Rogers Inquest
December 2002 was a most significant month for women’s equality seeking organizations. The Supreme Court of Canada released three important decisions (Gosselin, Walsh, and Chamberlain, the federal government tabled Bill C-22 in the House of Commons, proposing major changes to the Divorce ...
16 October 2002
October 16, 2002
Finding Answers: The Kimberly Rogers Inquest
At its most extreme, the criminalization of poverty costs lives. That is exactly what happened to Kimberly Rogers. Kimberly Rogers was charged and pled guilty to welfare fraud in April 2001. She had collected social assistance and failed to report that she ...
18 September 2001
September 18, 2001
Kim Rogers: Death in the Modern Day Pauper’s Prison
Cet article est disponible uniquement en anglais. Kim Rogers, eight months pregnant and serving a sentence of house arrest in Sudbury, Ontario, died in her small apartment on August 9, 2001 during the course of a record-setting heat wave. Two days passed ...
1 October 1993
October 1, 1993
Brief to the Ontario Commission on Systemic Racism in the Criminal Justice System
NAWL’s presentation with the National Organization of Immigrant and Visible Minority Women of Canada and the Elizabeth Fry Society focused on the programming needs of incarcerated women, the impact of the “wife assault as a crime” strategy, and the need for diversity ...
1 March 1991
March 1, 1991
Gender Equality in the Courts: Criminal Law
This report canvasses the issue of gender unfairness in the Canadian legal system. Using case law analysis of selected Manitoban and some national decisions in the area of criminal law, the study adopts a victim’s perspective. ...
1 December 1990
December 1, 1990
Women and Sentencing
Written in response to a consultation paper by the Department of Justice on directions for reform, this brief contains NAWL’s views on sentencing and corrections. ...
22 October 1987
October 22, 1987
Women and Criminal Justice Issues
Contains summaries of workshops on procedure and evidence, sentencing and punishment, criminal justice resources and the legislative agenda and a paper intended for promoting discussion. ...
1 February 1987
February 1, 1987
Canada’s Female Young Offenders: Isolated and Ignored
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1 December 1986
December 1, 1986
A Perspective on the Female Offender
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1 August 1986
August 1, 1986
Section 15 and Equality in the Criminal Justice System
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1 November 1979
November 1, 1979
The Female Offender: Myths and Misconceptions
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