Navigating your way through the criminal justice system (2025)
This guide explains the victim’s involvement throughout the various stages of the legal process, from calling the police to the enforcement of the sentence.
Victims of Crime Before the Review Board for Mental Disorder
If you or a loved one was the victim of a crime committed by an individual who has been found unfit to stand trial (UST) or not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder (NCR), it is the Review Board for Mental Disorder (RBMD) that will be called on to make the necessary decision in […]
Exercising the rights of crime victims before the CETM (2023)
When a person charged with a criminal offence is declared unfit to stand trial (UST) or not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder (NCR), victims often lack information about, for example, the Mental Disorder Review Board (MDRB), its role, how it operates and its obligations to them. This lack of information can affect their […]
When the Victim Is a New Immigrant or a Person With a Precarious Status (2016)
This guide is intended to assist new immigrants or persons with precarious status, who are victims of crime in Québec, in understanding the criminal justice and immigration systems.
When the Victim Is a Minor (2017)
This guide is for parents whose child or youth has been the victim of a crime, whether the offender is an adult or a young person.
When the Offender Is an Adolescent (2017)
This guide helps understand how the youth criminal justice system works, including its different stages.
Information brochure on the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights
This brochure explains the various rights to which victims of criminal acts are entitled under the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights. View the brochure Order a copy of the brochure
Canadian Victims’ Bill of Rights
This brochure explains the various rights conferred on victims of crime by the Canadian Charter of Victims’ Rights. Consult the brochure in its electronic version Obtain a hard copy of the brochure
Victimization and conflict resolution: new approaches (2007)
This issue of Les Cahiers de PV takes a look at new approaches and initiatives aimed at responding to situations of violence. Several contexts are examined
Les Cahiers de PV – Antenna on victimology
Over the past 50 years, religious beliefs and practices have undergone a major transformation, both in Quebec and in the West. A multitude of religious groups have sprung up, while well-established religions have seen their numbers dwindle.