Post #270 880 words; 4 minutes to read By Harpreet Ahuja, lawyer and human rights consultant based in Vancouver. From 2021 to 2023, she was one of the first four external independent decision-makers who presided over disciplinary proceedings in provincial...
Read MorePost #269 900 words; 4 minutes to read By Renze Nauta, Cardus Canada Allowing the addition of positive information to criminal record files would support better employment and other outcomes for individuals wanting to rehabilitate themselves. (This post is...
Read MorePost #268 650 words; 3 minutes to read Anthony N. Doob, University of Toronto & Jane B. Sprott, Toronto Metropolitan University. If we were testing the new government on crime reduction ideas, we might ask them to choose between: —...
Read MorePost #267 850 words; 4 minutes to read Post by volunteer graduate student Jada Lam Summary: introduces 3 Canadian podcasts on criminal justice issues. In a world where headlines often reduce complex legal issues to fleeting soundbites, understanding how justice...
Read MorePost #266 1100 words; 5 minutes to read By Tyler King, doctoral candidate, and Anthony Doob, Professor Emeritus at the Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies, University of Toronto. We appreciate the collaboration with the Centre on this and other posts. Summary: Anti-crime...
Read MorePost #266 1000 words; 4 minutes to read. By Hanisha Brar and Kimberly Duong, student volunteers. Summary: Parents are accused of child abuse on the basis of mistaken medical diagnosis, leading to huge negative consequences for them, the children...
Read MorePost #265 1000 words; 4 minutes to read ELECTION SPECIAL Informed comment on criminal justice issues in the current federal election. By Tyler King, doctoral student, and Anthony Doob, Professor Emeritus at the Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies, University of Toronto. We...
Read MorePost #263 750 words; 3 minutes to read. By Tyler King, doctoral student, and Anthony Doob, Professor Emeritus at the Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies, University of Toronto. We appreciate the collaboration with the Centre on this and...
Read MorePost #262 660 words; 3 minutes to read By student volunteer Fiza Rehman. Summary: A meta-analysis of 27 studies on restorative justice shows greater victim and offender satisfaction, and small improvements in recidivism, but the overall body of evidence...
Read MorePost #261 500 words; 3 minutes to read Audio summary by student volunteer Kimberly Duong. Summary: Interviews with 29 family members of incarcerated people shows the heavy burdens families face, often due to services not provided by the prisons. by...
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