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  • Women and the Criminal Justice System
    • Types of Criminal Offences
    • Types of Penalties
    • Arrest, Booking, and Bail Procedures
    • Appearance by Counsel
    • Pre-Trial and Discovery Procedures
    • The Law of Arrest
    • Basic Criminal Law Principles
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Information provided was current as of March 2015.

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About Women and the Law in Alberta

Women and the Law in Alberta, 7th Edition is a revision of a booklet called Women and the Law in Alberta published in 2005 by the Calgary Association of Women and the Law (CAWL). awl-logo_0 The original booklet was published in 1978 and revisions to it were published in 1983, 1985, 1989, and 1995.

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