Developed in partnership with Learnformula, Durvile Publications announces the launch of certified, self-paced professional development courses. These courses were developed by legal and communication experts and practitioners and address many relevant topics facing the legal and communications professions today. Learnformula is Canada's largest online CPD course marketplace and courses are multi-platform-friendly, making it easy and practical to continue your professional learning on mobile devices.
The aim of this course is to give a general understanding of Wrongful Conviction using true cases from within the Canadian criminal justice system. Based on chapters from Tough Crimes and More Tough Crimes in the Durvile True Cases books, this course contains stories by Edward L. Greenspan QC, Richard Wolson QC, Marilyn Sanders QC, and James Lockyer QC. Wrongful Conviction is an example of miscarriage of justice, also known as a failure of justice, which occurs when a person is convicted and punished for a crime that they did not commit. This Wrongful Conviction course is part of the True Cases Professional Development Series that explores the precepts of criminal justice: the presumption of innocence, the right to a defence, reasonable doubt, and the importance of juries. To order the accompanying text book at 20% discount, use the code CPD2020.
This course provides a general understanding of Wrongful Conviction using true cases from within the Canadian criminal justice system. Based on chapters from Tough Crimes and More Tough Crimes in the Durvile True Cases books, this course contains stories by Edward L. Greenspan QC, Richard Wilson QC, Marilyn Sanders QC, and James Lockyer QC. Wrongful Conviction is an example of miscarriage of justice, also known as a failure of justice, which occurs when a person is convicted and punished for a crime that they did not commit. This Wrongful Conviction course is part of the True Cases Professional Development Series that explores the precepts of criminal justice: the presumption of innocence, the right to a defence, reasonable doubt, and the importance of juries. To order the accompanying text books at 20% discount, use the code CPD2020.
This course provides searing first-hand accounts of defending and prosecuting cases of homicide in Canadian courts. Based on chapters from Tough Crimes: True Cases by Top Canadian Criminal Lawyers,” this course contains cases by Earl Levy QC, Justice Peter Martin, John Rosen, Justice Fred Ferguson, and William Smart QC. Killings of humans by other humans are crimes of homicide and include first degree and second degree murder, and voluntary and involuntary manslaughter. This course, dealing with cases of homicide, is part of the True Cases Professional Development Series that explores the precepts of criminal justice: the presumption of innocence, the right to a defence, reasonable doubt, and the importance of juries. To order the accompanying text books at 20% discount, use the code CPD2020.
The aim of this course is to provide a compassionate approach to Indigenous Justice in Canada. Based on chapters from the Durvile True Cases books, this course contains stories by Justice John Vertes, Jonathan Rudin, Senator Kim Pate, Jennifer Briscoe, Catherine Dunn, and Doug Heckbert. As a collective, their essays reflect on ways to include Indigenous values within the justice system; and to find a way forward to decrease the rate of victimization, crime and incarceration among Indigenous people. To order the accompanying text books at 20% discount, use the code CPD2020.
The aim of this course is to provide understanding of cases where people have been falsely accused of crimes, using true cases from within the Canadian criminal justice system. False accusation, also known as “wrongful accusation” or “groundless accusation” is a claim or allegation of wrongdoing that is untrue and/or otherwise unsupported by facts. Based on chapters from Tough Crimes and More Tough Crimes in the Durvile True Cases books, this course contains stories by Marie Henein, Mark Brayford, Justice James Ogle, Mona Duckett, and Donald Bayne.
"Shrunk, Crime and Disorders of the Mind," is a book in the Durvile True Cases Series that bridges mental health and the law. Chapters in the book focus on court cases where judges and juries call upon the opinions of forensic psychologists and psychiatrists when dealing with the mentally disordered criminally accused. In this course that deals with the important subject of NCR, or "Not Criminally Responsible," Dr. Jeffrey Waldman writes about Vince Li and the Greyhound Bus tragedy, Dr. Barry Cooper writes on a case of malingering, Mr. Justice Richard Schnieder writes about Mental Health Court, Dr. David Dawson writes about moments of warmth with psychiatric patients, and William Trudell writes about working with forensic experts in the courtroom. Courses in this "Shrunk" program are self-contained and may be studies in any order.
This is the second course in the LearnFormula program based on chapters from "Shrunk, Crime and Disorders of the Mind," a book in the Durvile True Cases series that bridges the law and mental health, written by forensic psychologists and psychiatrists. The majority of contributors to these courses deal with Canadian court cases, but there are four stories from international stories. Dr. Christianson deals with a Swedish case of psychopathy, Dr. Jack White writes on the Australian "bodies in a barrel" case, Dr. Louise Olivier writes about a case of a South African battered wife, and Dr. Donald Dutton writes about an American case of folie á deux. Courses in this "Shrunk" program are self-contained and may be studies in any order.
This is the second course in the LearnFormula program based on chapters from "Shrunk, Crime and Disorders of the Mind," a book in the Durvile True Cases series that bridges the law and mental health, written by forensic psychologists and psychiatrists. The majority of contributors to these courses deal with Canadian court cases, but there are four stories from international stories. Dr. Christianson deals with a Swedish case of psychopathy, Dr. Jack White writes on the Australian "bodies in a barrel" case, Dr. Louise Olivier writes about a case of a South African battered wife, and Dr. Donald Dutton writes about an American case of folie á deux. Courses in this "Shrunk" program are self-contained and may be studies in any order.
This is the third course in the LearnFormula program based on chapters from "Shrunk, Crime and Disorders of the Mind," a book in the Durvile True Cases series that bridges mental health and the law. Chapters in the book focus on court cases where judges and juries call upon the opinions of forensic psychologists and psychiatrists when dealing with the mentally disordered criminally accused. In this course on “Conundrums,” Dr. Joel Watts writes about treating Luka Magnotta, Dr. Steven Porter writes about brain damage and extreme amnesia, and Dr. Marc Nesca writes about catathymic murder and necrophelia. Courses in this "Shrunk" program are self-contained and may be studies in any order.
