If you are scheduled to be in an Ontario Criminal Court that is the Ontario Court of Justice: COVID-19 Pandemic Planning for the Scheduling of Matters in the...

I often get phone calls from parents who tell me that their son or daughter is at the police station being interviewed "only as a witness", not as an accused...

When your child goes for an interview, years from now, how will their experience in Youth Court affect their chances of getting into a good university, getti...

Last year a number of my clients were charged with criminal offences just because they were physically present at the scene of a crime by another young perso...

The short answer is that, in Canada, you can never completely erase your Juvenile Court record. Police will keep notes, databases, and entries about you or y...

People have been debating the Young Offenders Act and the Youth Criminal Justice Act since 1984 and many years before that. Some politicians seem to think th...

The Courthouse for the Regional Municipality of Peel which includes both Mississauga and Brampton is located at 7755 Hurontario Street in Brampton, Ontario. ...

Over the years, there has been a great deal of debate about whether or not custodial (jail) sentences should be imposed in Youth Court. Do Youth Courts send ...

Someone will need to draw blood after police make a blood demand.

THC-COOH stays in your body long after the THC is gone, long after consumption of cannabis.

It is sometimes difficult to explain the meaning of "calibration" and "calibration curve" during forensic evidence or argument in Youth Court. I like to use ...

You can't do forensic science without measurement. These days most forensic measurements are done using an instrument with a digital display. You can't form ...

The forests of Canada are wonderful places to breathe fresh air, relax, meet wildlife, and interact with other campers. There are some hazards on the forest ...

In September 2016, the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology delivered its report: Forensic Science in Criminal Courts: Ensuring Scientif...

There are serious problems in forensic science in both Canada and the United States. We need a full public review of forensic science in Canada as it applies...

Forensic science is sometimes not used very well. Sometimes labs and police don't do forensic measurement properly. They forget that what they are doing is g...

Most of the rules of evidence that apply to adults, also apply to proceedings in Youth Courts in Canada. Police officers can give evidence as to their obser...

Now that summer holidays are finished and children are back at school, police have good opportunities to interview young persons that have been away on holid...

Break, Enter & Theft from a house is a criminal charge under Canada's Criminal Code. It is a very serious criminal offence because the action of going into s...

There always seem to be many more arrests of young persons about two or three weeks after the Christmas holidays, March Break, or the summer holiday. Police ...