Using Money Wisely to Reduce Crime
Post #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 MoreListening to Justice I: Canadian Podcasts that Demystify the Administration of Justice
Post #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 More“And it’s Three Strikes You’re Out at the Old… Election… Game!”
Post #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 MoreMistaken assumption of child abuse has huge costs
Post #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 MoreSolving the ‘Crime Problem’ by Locking Up Legally Innocent People
Post #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 MoreHarsh sentences are better at wasting money than reducing crime
Post #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 MoreResearch shows modest advantages for restorative justice
Post #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 MoreImprisonment creates burdens for families
Post #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...
Read MoreHow police work more important than how many there are
Post #260 850 words, 4 minutes to read Audio summary by student volunteer Kimberly Duong. Summary: A longitudinal British study finds that the absolute number of police appears unrelated to crime rates or trends, but that how police are deployed...
Read MoreThe power of second chance
Post #259 1060 words; 5 minutes to read Audio summary by student volunteer Kimberly Duong. Post by Alexandra Gagnon, law student, University of Alberta Summary: This post looks at second chance options for those with a criminal record as supported...
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