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...
Read MorePost #265 1000 words; 4 minutes to read ELECTION SPECIAL Informed comment on criminal justice issues in the current federal election. By Tyler King, doctoral student, and Anthony Doob, Professor Emeritus at the Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies, University of Toronto. We...
Read MoreWe are calling on all federal political parties to adopt made-in-Canada, evidence-based approaches to reducing crime and improving community safety. For too long, Canada has relied on U.S.-style tough-on-crime policies that are expensive and ineffective. It’s time for federal political...
Read MorePost #263 750 words; 3 minutes to read. By Tyler King, doctoral student, 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...
Read MoreThis editorial was published online in Law360 Canada on Friday, March 29, 2025. Reprinted with permission and may be freely reproduced and distributed as long as the original source is acknowledged. By Catherine Latimer, Executive Director, John Howard Society of...
Read MorePost #262 660 words; 3 minutes to read By student volunteer Fiza Rehman. Summary: A meta-analysis of 27 studies on restorative justice shows greater victim and offender satisfaction, and small improvements in recidivism, but the overall body of evidence...
Read MorePost #261 500 words; 3 minutes to read Audio summary by student volunteer Kimberly Duong. Summary: Interviews with 29 family members of incarcerated people shows the heavy burdens families face, often due to services not provided by the prisons. by...
Read MorePost #260 850 words, 4 minutes to read Audio summary by student volunteer Kimberly Duong. Summary: A longitudinal British study finds that the absolute number of police appears unrelated to crime rates or trends, but that how police are deployed...
Read MorePost #259 1060 words; 5 minutes to read Audio summary by student volunteer Kimberly Duong. Post by Alexandra Gagnon, law student, University of Alberta Summary: This post looks at second chance options for those with a criminal record as supported...
Read MorePost #258 1100 words; 5 minutes to read By Hannah Lee, law student, linkedin.com/in/hannah-jd-candidate Summary: Accused persons seldom speak in the justice system, leaving us ignorant of the social and life circumstances that often play a major role in criminal...
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