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Justiciable Problems

What are
civil legal dimension
Justiciable Problems
They are problems that have a
Although people don’t always recognize them as legal problems.
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over 45%
of Canadians experienced one or more justiciable problems between 2003-2006
E.G.
Justiciable Problems do not occur in isolation. They
cluster
One problem often leads to another
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What happens
1/3
when justiciable problems aren't solved
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of justiciable problems are never resolved
of people reporting a family law problem experience a related health or social problem
38%
54%
of people with a justiciable problem report developing a health or social issue in direct response to that problem.
of children whose parents had an unresolved justiciable problem had a problem at school
11%
of children whose parents had an unresolved justiciable problem got in trouble with the law
The more justiciable problems people have the less likely they are to think the justice system is fair!
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