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 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 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 #255 950 words; 4 minutes to read Audio summary courtesy of volunteer Kimberly Duong. By Fiza Rehman, student volunteer The criminal justice system is a cornerstone of Canadian democracy. Every Canadian should possess a general understanding of how this...
Read MorePost #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 MorePost # 232 700 words; 3 minutes to read Summary: Many developments in criminal justice policy in Canada in 2023 were disappointing and conflict with the evidence. 2023 has been a difficult year in many ways, all around the world. ...
Read MorePost #219 1000 words; 4 minutes to read Audio summary by volunteer law student Hannah Lee. Summary: The Youth Criminal Justice Act led to many improvements but some substantial challenges remain. By Emily Stewart, Associate Editor John Howard Society Week...
Read MorePost #214 920 words; 4 minutes to read By Emily Stewart, Associate Editor A new Toronto report confirms what many communities have known for a long time: police often do not improve community safety and may instead deepen systemic injustices....
Read MoreBy Riley Mintz, Volunteer. Riley is a second year law student at the University of Ottawa. Our blog now has more than 200 posts on a wide variety of topics. Here are brief mentions of nine previous posts on...
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