Research Questions
Questions Worth Asking
Questions about abuse, family justice, child protection, and institutional accountability, each linked to the Systemic Press research that addresses it.
Law & Policy
- How much domestic and sexual violence goes unreported in Canada? The Violence Canada Never Counts ·
- Why can seeking protection through Alberta family courts become financially difficult? The Price of Protection ·
Family Court
- Can a private journal or personal record be used as evidence in Canada? Written Down Is Not Proven ·
- How do Canadian family courts consider a child’s exposure to domestic violence when the child cannot speak for themselves? What Silence Costs a Child Who Cannot Yet Speak ·
- How should parental recovery claims be considered when assessing child safety? Proof, Not Promises ·
- How do court-ordered co-parenting apps affect communication, evidence, and costs? The Record Survivors Have to Buy ·
- When can a child have their own lawyer in family court? The Child’s Own Lawyer ·
- What can financial disclosure fail to reveal in family law proceedings? What Financial Disclosure Doesn’t Show ·
- What is coercive control, and why can leaving an abusive relationship be so difficult? Entrapment Without Bruises ·
- How can delays in family court affect survivors of post-separation abuse? In Due Course ·
Criminal Law
- What happens when police do not lay charges in a domestic violence case? When There Are No Charges ·
- What happens to evidence submitted during a police investigation? What Happens to the Evidence You Gave Police ·
- Why does domestic abuse often go unreported in Canada? Behind Closed Doors ·
Social Services
- How can domestic abuse be recognized before a crisis develops? Before the Crisis ·
- When does a healthcare professional’s duty to report child abuse override confidentiality in Alberta? When Confidentiality Meets Duty ·
Healthcare
- How should claims of compulsive sexual behaviour be distinguished from harmful conduct? Claim and Category ·
- How can access to private health information expose vulnerable families to harm? The Weaponization of Privacy ·
- What is moral injury, and how can institutional betrayal compound survivors’ experiences? Moral Injury Beyond the Battlefield ·
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