Bridging Knowledge Gaps: The John Howard Society’s Instagram Page
Post #247 549 words; 2 minutes to read Summary: Given the significant gaps between research and policy in criminal justice, often due to the sensationalism of crime and barriers to accessing research, the need for easily accessible, evidence-based information is...
Read MoreThe drive to punish and its limits
Post #246 970 words; 4 minutes to read La version française suit par la bénévole Rachel Cauver Voice summary by volunteer Kimberly Duong. Our criminal justice system rests on the belief that bad deeds merit punishment – and the...
Read MorePerrin: My faith led me away from ‘tough on crime’
Post #545 1000 words; 5 minutes to read By Benjamin Perrin. Audio summary courtesy of volunteer Kimberly Duong. Benjamin Perrin is a law professor at the University of British Columbia and the author of the bestselling book, Indictment: The Criminal...
Read MoreBeing Arrested
Post #244 1100 words; 5 minutes to read. This post is reprinted with permission from Law360 Canada, one of a series on prisoner experience they are publishing. The original link from February 2023 is https://www.law360.ca/ca/articles/1761102. This series of posts recently...
Read MoreEyewitness testimony has many limitations
Post #243 950 words; 4 minutes to read This post was authored by graduate student Michelle Reinink based on work done by Dr Jamal Mansour and colleagues at the University of Lethbridge. La version française suit par la bénévole Rachel...
Read MoreFrom the archives: Lifetime Effects of a Criminal Record
Post # 242 800 words; 4 minutes to read Summary: a criminal conviction carries many consequences that can last a lifetime. The idea that a sentence is ever ‘over’ is not consistent with reality. An earlier version of this post...
Read MoreAre more judges key to ending court delays?
Post #241 1000 words; 4 minutes to read Summary: While timely appointment of judges is important, there are good reasons to believe that the delays in criminal courts are not primarily due to lack of judges, despite media reports. Audio...
Read MoreBroader lessons from the Zameer case
Post #240 900 words; 4 minutes to read Summary: The serious problems revealed in the Zameer case are not rare; they occur every day in Canada’s justice system but usually do not get noticed. The acquittal recently in Toronto of...
Read MoreEffective treatment for people committing sex offences
Post #239 800 words; 4 minutes to read Summary: Current practices on responding to sex offences would do more to reduce recidivism if they were more consistent with the available evidence . Sex offenders are probably the most reviled...
Read MoreHow can we help young men stay out of jail?
Post #238 900 words; 4 minutes to read Summary: A study of 1600 young men in Quebec shows that imprisonment can badly interfere with normal life development, leading to increased recidvism. A very high proportion of the people in...
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