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Obtaining a Criminal Pardon

Clear Your Record: A Guide to Gaining a Criminal Pardon in the US and Canada.

Created bySelf-Counsel Press
BeginnerUpdated Nov 24, 2024

What You'll Learn

  • check_circleUnderstand the history and purpose of criminal pardons in the United States and Canada.
  • check_circleLearn the eligibility requirements for obtaining a criminal pardon for various types of convictions.
  • check_circleNavigate the step-by-step process for applying for a criminal pardon, including required documentation.
  • check_circleExplore the social and professional benefits of clearing a criminal record and restoring reputation.

About This Course

Criminal records need not impede your ability to work, travel, and thrive. But the process of gaining a full pardon for your record can be a challenging and intimidating one. Clear your record and restore your reputation through this course. Millions of people in North America who carry criminal convictions are restricted in their ability to get work, travel, and help their communities as volunteers. What they don’t know is that many qualify to have their records cleared for infractions, big and small. You or someone you know may be one of them.

Legal journalist Christopher Guly provides a comprehensive guide in this course to gain a criminal pardon in the United States and Canada. Obtaining a Criminal Pardon course  looks at the history of pardons, the reasons for them, and the process to apply for and receive them. It helps people clear their record so they can resume their lives and rebuild their reputation. It is a definitive resource for those who have paid the price for their crime and who do not want to carry the stigma of a conviction.

Course Content

2 activities • 14 videos • duration: 1h 22m

  • videocamFederal Criminal Convictions
    Duration 6:04
  • videocamStandards for Considering Pardon Petitions
    Duration 5:45
  • videocamClemency Initiative, Commutations, and Remissions
    Duration 5:54
  • videocamRole of the US Attorney
    Duration 5:34
  • videocamPardons for Vietnam War Draft Dodgers and Military Offenses
    Duration 6:10
  • videocamDeath Penalty Cases
    Duration 5:36
  • videocamHistory of Presidential Pardons
    Duration 6:27
  • videocamState Pardons
    Duration 5:44

Your Instructors

Self-Counsel Press

DIY Legal & Business Publisher

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For over 50 years, Self-Counsel Press has published high quality legal, business, and reference books and written in clear, easily understood language. Our titles provide readers with reliable information authored by experts. We have a range of do-it-yourself legal and business titles, and reference books covering topics such as personal finance, real estate, professional development, writing skills, and study skills. At Self-Counsel Press, our goal is to provide high quality business, reference, and legal self-help titles, authored by experts, but written in clear, easily understood language. We help others help themselves by providing timely, reliable information and guidance at an affordable price. We're the premier source for self-help law books and books for small business and we're proud to have been the pioneer publisher of DIY law titles in North America when we launched our first Divorce Guide in 1971.

Christopher Guly

Christopher Guly is a veteran legal journalist who has written extensively on the justice system, jurisprudence and the legal profession for several publications, such as The Lawyers Weekly, Canadian Lawyer magazine and Law Times, as well as for the Law Society of Upper Canada and the Ontario Bar Association. A member of the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery, his work has appeared in a host of other publications, including Reader’s Digest, the Los Angeles Times, The Globe and Mail, the National Post, the Ottawa Citizen, the Winnipeg Free Press, The Vancouver Sun and The Hill Times, as well as on CBC Radio. He lives in Ottawa.

Credit Information

Professional development requirements vary by profession, country, and regulatory body. Before enrolling, review the course details and confirm that the content, learning format, and any listed credits meet your specific requirements. You are responsible for confirming eligibility with your regulator or professional association and keeping the records required for reporting.

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