Articles About Assault & Violent Crime
Is It a Crime to Not Let Someone Leave in Canada?
Holding someone against their will through threats, coercion, or force may constitute forcible confinement or kidnapping. Section 279(2) makes unlawful…
Will I have a Criminal Record if I am Convicted of a Domestic Assault?
A domestic-assault finding of guilt does not always result in a conviction record; the sentence controls. An absolute or conditional…
What happens when the police attend the scene of an alleged domestic assault?
Police responding to alleged domestic assault investigate by separating and interviewing the parties, examining injuries or property damage, gathering witness…
Is It a Crime to Infect Someone With HIV in Canada?
A person who knows or suspects they have HIV must disclose before sex posing a realistic possibility of transmission; transmission…
Understanding the PARS Program for Domestic Assault Offenders
Ontario’s Partner Assault Response program requires 12 counselling sessions for court-mandated participants, covering appropriate partner behaviour, non-violent anger management, accountability,…
