I will take a look, but I don't think in Canada they offer courses like that... At least maybe not in British Columbia? I've done a fair amount of research to try to remedy my situation since the incident of my offence, and don't believe I've stumbled across any info regarding to anti-theft...
Say I come to the situation where I have to try to ask for a more 'favorable' sentence, I believe here people are required to convince the judge. At trials, it seems the judge will treat me (the defendant) as if I were innocent, and the prosecutor must prove with all of the evidence he has that...
I had looked into the criteria for Diversion in this province. Crown Counsel (prosecutors) may consider Diversion if:
• the crime was not serious,
• you have no criminal record (or
only a very minor record from a
long time ago),
• you committed the offence, admit
guilt, and take responsibility...
I've looked into my options for legal representation... So far by the looks of it, I think the best I have right now is a society situated in my university that may be able to get a law student to represent me.
Are my chances for diversion quite low?
I'm in a huge bind. Two days ago I got fired because for around 3 months I've been swiping cash from a till where I worked as a delicatessen clerk. When I was caught, LP confronted me and told me they would not press charges or call police-- they simply told me that the cash that went missing...