The inequality of Canada’s criminal justice system
Post #231 911 words; 4 minutes to read Summary: Despite its envisioned role as a place for individuals who have committed crimes, the Canadian criminal justice system is one that disproportionately disadvantages the poor and marginalized, perpetuating disparities at various...
Read MorePresumed guilty
Post #230 1100 words; 5 minutes to read Summary: Despite the official presumption of innocence when arrested, in reality accused persons are generally treated as if they were guilty. This post is reprinted with permission from the online publication Law360...
Read MoreNew data on crime, prisons, parole
Post #229 1060 words – 5 minutes to read Summary: The annual report (CCRSO) released by Public Safety Canada reveals important and troubling aspects of our criminal justice system. We have examined previous editions of this publication from Public...
Read MoreDefending the criminal justice system is the real utopian thinking
Post #228 960 words; 4 minutes to read People who want to ‘abolish prisons’ or ‘defund the police’ are often dismissed as utopian thinkers, imagining a world that cannot exist. But in a provocative piece , US scholar Michael...
Read MoreStudying youth with long-term criminal involvement
Post #227 1100 words; 5 minutes to read. Summary: This post is drawn from a powerful longitudinal study of young people with serious involvement in crime. A key finding is that there are both important patterns and many exceptions to...
Read MoreMisrepresenting the data on crime
Post #226 950 words; 4 minutes to read Summary: Recent media reports alleging serious problems of rising crime are not consistent with the actual data reported by Statistics Canada. Major media (such as The Globe and Mail and National Post)...
Read MoreJohn Howard Blog has Instagram page
The John Howard Society of Canada blog (www.johnhoward.ca/category/blog) now has an Instagram page as well. https://www.instagram.com/jhscblog/ This page will help us promote the blog and post about stories that are relevant but do not appear as blog posts. Please feel...
Read MorePolice Stops: Some Benefits, But at What Cost?
Post #225 750 words; 3 minutes to read By Hannah Lee, law student, linkedin.com/in/hannah-jd-candidate Summary: Random police stops may help reduce crime but also carry high costs to the individuals stopped. Other alternatives appear to be more effective. Police...
Read MorePrisoner Experience: My Descent into Canada’s Youth Justice System
Post #224 800 words; 4 minutes to read. Jonathan Baglee is currently attending Athabasca U with the aspiration of becoming a lawyer. www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-baglee. More instalments of this story are planned. It was the summer of 2006, grade ten was over,...
Read MoreRethinking Canada’s carceral system
Post #223 700 words; 3 minutes to read Summary: A report from the Anti-Police Power Surrey makes three arguments in favour of a smaller criminal justice and penal system in Canada By Emily Stewart, Associate Editor Many debates in criminal justice...
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