Post #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: —...
Read MorePost #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 MorePost #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 MoreDuring 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...
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