Education & learning

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Alberta's Law-related Information Network
Information and access to the A-LINK justice resource directory.

Teaching about justice
Teaching resources and articles.

Justice Education Speakers Centre
Invite Justice professionals to speak with students or at community events.

Education Coordinator Initiative
How Alberta Justice works to find better ways of informing Albertans about the justice system.

Justice system
How Alberta's justice system is organized and who the major participants are.

Glossary
Common terms and their definitions.

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Alberta's Justice System in Your Community

This on-line resource provides an introductory overview of the justice system in Alberta while addressing outcomes from the Grade 3 Social Studies Curriculum as well as cross-curricular links to the English Language Arts, Information and Communications Technology (Division 1), and Health and Life Skills programs.

Grade 6 Social Studies Resource

You Decide: Charter Challenges for Grade Six

You Decide: Charter Challenges for Grade Six is designed as a teaching and learning resource for grade six students. Students are offered the choice of visiting either the fictional animal land of Adinak or the alien planet of Beebonk. There they explore stories that may be considered unfair, and decide if these situations could be successfully challenged under our existing Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The stories explore four sections of the Charter (a) Mobility Rights, (b) Search and Seizure, (c) Equality Rights, and (d) Freedom to Associate. To view resources for Teachers follow the link:

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Teacher Backgrounders

Charter Challenges for Grade Six is designed as a teaching and learning resource for grade six students. Students are offered the choice of visiting either the fictional animal land of Adinak or the alien planet of Beebonk.

The stories explore four sections of the Charter (a) Mobility Rights, (b) Search and Seizure, (c) Equality Rights, and (d) Freedom to Associate.

These Teacher Backgrounders have been created to accompany the Student Activities.

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Justice Education Speakers Centre

Speakers are an effective way to boost interest and encourage learning about the justice system.

Through a unique partnership between Alberta Justice and the Alberta Branch of the Canadian Bar Association teachers and community organizations can now invite justice professionals such as lawyers, Crown prosecutors, and judges to speak with their students or at a community event through an easy one-step process.

Speakers and Request Form

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Alberta’s justice system is complex

It includes numerous justice partners such as the police, lawyers, judges, and correctional officers. In addition, victims’ support groups, community justice programs and youth justice committees provide an important role at the community level through thousands of volunteers. Law faculties, schools and non-profit organizations are also important partners in the justice system.

It affects you each and every day

Understanding the justice system and legal issues will help you to avoid legal problems and seek out appropriate legal remedies. Learning about the law also helps you better understand your rights and responsibilities.

Knowing the justice system is important

Because the justice system is complex and affects you and your family each and every day, the following information pages and diagrams are provided to help you increase your awareness, knowledge and understanding of justice in your community, province and country.

Justice system
Justice Process Diagrams
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