Crime is down in Canada … but you’d never know it
Post #272 1000 words; 4 minute read Summary: The most recent report by Statistics Canada shows a drop in crime but there are lots of important details underneath that headline. Most reported crime is relatively minor and trends can only...
Read MoreOntario ombudsman on the problems in provincial jails: A comment
Post #271 700 words; 3 minutes to read Editor’s note: I asked one of our terrific student volunteers to review the recent report by Ontario’s ombudsman on the state of provincial jails. She was so incensed by what was in...
Read MorePrison Discipline Punishes the Mentally Ill: A Call for Oversight in British Columbia’s Provincial Correctional Centres
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 MoreHumanizing criminal records to support employment
Post #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 MoreUsing 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 MoreMark Carney Pledged to Get Smart on Crime, Here’s How He Can Do It
During the election campaign, Prime Minister Mark Carney said that it is time for Canada to get smart on crime. The John Howard Society of Canada couldn’t agree more. For far too long, past governments have pursued U.S.-style “tough-on-crime” approaches...
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 MoreJohn Howard Society of Canada Congratulates the Liberal Party
The John Howard Society of Canada congratulates the Liberal Party on their election victory. We look forward to working with Prime Minister Carney and his team to implement effective, efficient, evidence-based criminal justice policy. We are hopeful that the incoming...
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