Why facts don’t change minds
Post #221 900 words; 4 minutes to read Summary: Discusses several myths about the about the relationship between scientific evidence and human decision-making, and suggests alternative insights for effective research communication and impact. Criminal justice is a field with...
Read MoreMany issues in provincial jails in Nova Scotia
Post #220 850 words; 4 minutes to read Audio summary courtesy of volunteer Gillian Sherman. Summary: A report by the East Coast Prison Justice Society shows that there are serious and persistent problems with conditions in Nova Scotia jails, exacerbated...
Read MoreYouth criminal justice – Good progress but more to do
Post #219 1000 words; 4 minutes to read Audio summary by volunteer law student Hannah Lee. Summary: The Youth Criminal Justice Act led to many improvements but some substantial challenges remain. By Emily Stewart, Associate Editor John Howard Society Week...
Read MorePrisoner experience: A woman on the sex offender registry
Post #218 1300 words plus poem; 5 minutes to read Audio summary by volunteer law student Hannah Lee. Editor’s note: This post was written by a woman who is on the national sex offender registry. Although registries have been shown...
Read MoreIndigenized prison programs: A human right, but not a solution
Post #217 950 words; 4 minutes to read. By Justin Tetrault, University of Alberta. Summary: Access to appropriate programs for Indigenous prisoners in Canada is inadequate even though these important programs will not resolve the issues related to over-representation...
Read MorePrisoner Experience. David Dorson: Prisons prohibit sharing
Post #215 1250 words; 5 minutes to read Audio summary by volunteer law student Hannah Lee This post is reprinted with permission from Law360 Canada (formerly Lawyers’ Daily) as one of a series on prisoner experience they are publishing. The...
Read MoreIncreased policing doesn’t mean community safety
Post #214 920 words; 4 minutes to read By Emily Stewart, Associate Editor A new Toronto report confirms what many communities have known for a long time: police often do not improve community safety and may instead deepen systemic injustices....
Read MorePosts worth a second look: Crime and recidivism
By Riley Mintz, Volunteer. Riley is a second year law student at the University of Ottawa. Our blog now has more than 200 posts on a wide variety of topics. Here are brief mentions of nine previous posts on...
Read MoreDo Victim Impact Statements contribute to justice?
Post #212 950 words; 4 minutes to read. Audio summary by volunteer Gilliam Sherman. Summary: Work by US scholar Susan Bandes raises important issues about the place of victim impact statements in criminal justice. Victim impact statements (VIS) have become...
Read MoreCompelling evidence that more imprisonment does not reduce crime
Post #211 820 words; 4 minutes to read Audio summary by volunteer Hannah Lee Summary: A review of 116 studies finds, consistent with many earlier studies, that imprisonment does not reduce crime. Canada’s current government often claims to be ‘evidence...
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