Post # 278 By Emily Stewart, Associate Editor and a Lead Researcher with the University of Alberta Prison Project Within the System is a new blog series that shares the realities of people navigating courts, custody, and community release. Based...
Read MorePost #277 950 words; 4 minutes to read The needle exchange programs in Canadian prisons has serious weaknesses and fails to meet best practice standards, according to a recent study by an international group of researchers. The need is evident...
Read MorePost #276 1150 words; 5 minutes to read On Sat, Sept 6, on Page A12, the Globe and Mail ran two pieces about criminal justice ‘reform’. One was a news piece by Laura Stone and Jeff Gray – ‘Carney...
Read MorePost #275 900 words; 4 minutes to read By Emily Stewart, Associate Editor Summary: While trust involves risk, especially in a place like prison, so does withholding it. A study from Norway highlights rare moments where trust emerged in...
Read MorePost #273 900 words; 4 minutes to read Summary: A review of research finds that halfway houses do not reduce recidivism. Halfway houses are facilities where people released from prison on parole may be required to live for months or...
Read MorePost #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 MorePost #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 MorePost #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 MorePost #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 MorePost #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: —...
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