Legal Resources

A safety plan is a practical list or plan of the steps you can take to protect yourself and your kids if your partner is abusing you. It will help you stay safer if you decide to stay, or if you decide to leave.

This chapter is from the manual used by law students handling cases at LSLAP’s legal clinics. It contains an overview of the support, resources, and legal options that are available to victims of crime.

Criminal harassment is not a sign of love; it’s about power and control. It’s abuse. There are steps you can take to increase your safety at home, at work, and on transit. This guide provides information on what a peace bond does and how to get one.

Children and youth can experience different types of crime, such as child abuse, bullying, and dating violence. This resource provides information for parents, caregivers, and family members whose child has been a victim of crime.

The police are responsible for enforcing the law. While they’re deserving of respect and assistance, they must also respect your legal rights. This booklet has important information about how you can expect the police to act, and how you can respond if you feel the police don’t act properly. It is available in English, French, Punjabi, Spanish...

This resource is for people living in BC who need protection from a partner they are ― or have been ― in an intimate relationship with. Explains how and when people can get peace bonds and family law protection orders, and what the differences are between them.

Explains Gladue rights and factors, and how to get a Gladue report via a service from the BC First Nations Justice Council.

Explains what an injunction is, what contempt of court is, and your rights if you go to court on a contempt of court charge.

This site has general information to help people with criminal matters in the BC Supreme Court. Topics include before trial, during trial, sentencing, and jury duty. You can also find links to court forms.

If you or someone you know is experiencing family violence, you have options. Help is available from the police, community workers, and the courts. Learn the steps you can take.