Research Reports at Pivot Legal Society

#StopTheSweeps: Ending Cyclical Displacement and Criminalized Poverty in Vancouver

#StopTheSweeps report is a part of a broad campaign to end the constant displacement and dispossession of unhoused people in Vancouver.

Sozan Savehilaghi | May 02, 2022 | Criminalization and Policing, Research Reports

Decriminalization Done Right: A Rights-Based Path for Drug Policy

Leading human rights and public health organizations release national drug decriminalization platform for Canada.

Sozan Savehilaghi | Dec 09, 2021 | Research Reports, Drug Policy Reform

Act Now! Decriminalizing Drugs in Vancouver

Read the full report on how the City of Vancouver (and all non-federal jurisdictions, including provinces) can decriminalize simple drug possession now.

Sozan Savehilaghi | Sep 16, 2020 | Research Reports, Drug Policy Reform

Submissions on Proposed Accessibility Legislation in BC

Read Pivot Legal Society's submissions to SPARC BC on the proposed accessibility legislation in British Columbia.

Sozan Savehilaghi | Nov 29, 2019 | Research Reports

FULL REPORT: Project Inclusion

An analysis of how stigma informs police violence and failures of the justice system and social services

Peter Kim | Dec 04, 2018 | Featured, Research Reports, Anti-Stigma, Project Inclusion

Evaluating Canada's Sex Work Laws: The Case for Repeal

Peter Kim | Sep 06, 2017 | Research Reports

Moving To Minimum Force: Police Dogs and Public Safety in British Columbia

Peter Kim | Sep 05, 2017 | Research Reports

The Case for Heroin-Assisted Treatment in Canada

Peter Kim | Sep 03, 2017 | Research Reports

BC's Residential Tenancy System: 13 Recommendations for Change

Peter Kim | Aug 07, 2017 | Research Reports

Report: Canada’s sex work laws have led to sweeping criminalization of sex workers

Kevin Hollett | Dec 06, 2016 | Sex Workers' Rights, Featured, Press Releases, Research Reports