Talking to the Police

In the Talking to the Police Fact Sheet: What happens when a crime is committed from People's Law School you will learn about:

• criminal law and the role of the police,
• reporting a crime and being a witness in court,
• being arrested, and going to court.

Contents

• What is criminal Law

• Role of Police in Canada

• What to do if the police stop your car

• Police at your house

• What if you see a crime happening

• What if a crime happens to you

• A witness in court

• Innocent until proven guilty

• Arrest

• Going to court

• Help for victims and witnesses

About this fact sheet

• Acknowledgements & credits

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The testing of the claims in a court proceeding at a formal hearing before a judge with the jurisdiction to hear the proceeding. The parties present their evidence and arguments to the judge, who then makes a decision resolving the parties' claims against one another that is final and binding on the parties unless successfully appealed. See "action," "appeal," "argument," "claim," "evidence" and "jurisdiction."

In law, the re-examination of a term of an order or agreement, usually to determine whether the term remains fair and appropriate in light of the circumstances prevailing at the time of the review. In family law, particularly the review of an order or agreement provided for the payment of spousal support. See "de novo," "family law agreements," "order" and "spousal support."

A person with direct, personal knowledge of facts and events relevant to the issues before the court; a person giving oral evidence in court on oath or affirmation as to the truth of the evidence given. See "affirm," "evidence," "oath" and "opinion evidence."