New government fails on criminal justice
600 words; 3 minutes to read Those who believe in making major reforms to criminal justice in Canada were heartened a few years ago. The new Liberal government in 2015 made many commitments to address at least some of the...
Read MoreCons and Kernels 3 – Stuff About Prison
600 words; 3 minutes to read Cons and Kernels owner/entrepreneur Emily O’Brien has been in the news a lot lately as she continues to build her business and is a great spokesperson for seeing ex-prisoners in a positive light. Earlier...
Read MorePosts worth a second look
600 words; 3 minutes to read. The introductory post for this blog was in early September of 2017, just over two years ago. Since then we have posted well over 100 items on various aspects of criminal justice. Many...
Read MoreInternet info on people and crime is damaging and often inaccurate: Lageson
530 words; 2 minutes to read The internet has made it extraordinarily difficult if not impossible for anyone charged with a crime ever to get past that event. Whether people are arrested and not charged, or have charges dropped, or...
Read MoreDesistance from crime is the norm
This post is about 950 words and can be reach in about 4 minutes. Increasing evidence shows that most people who commit crimes stop doing so as they get older. This finding, called one of the strongest in the whole...
Read MorePolice record checks create big problems
This post is about 500 words and can be read in about 2 minutes. Opinion by Christin Cullen, Executive Director, John Howard York Region Our current system for police background checks is a barrier to employment for far too many...
Read MoreLack of support after release from jail is a big problem
This post is about 600 words and can be read in 3 minutes. For many people who commit crimes, and their families and loved ones, their sentence is only the beginning of their problems. As other posts have described, people...
Read MoreAutomatic elimination of criminal records makes sense and saves money too!
Automatic elimination of criminal records makes sense and saves money too! Senator Kim Pate, long a staunch advocate for reform of criminal justice in Canada, has introduced a bill in the Senate that calls for automatic expiry of criminal records...
Read MoreTreating someone as a criminal perpetuates crime: Goldlist
This post is about 700 words and can be read in about 3 minutes. By Peter Small, AdvocateDaily.com Contributor Reprinted with the permission of AdvocateDaily.com A criminal record contributes to more crime Society’s branding of someone as a criminal becomes...
Read MoreCons and Kernels 2: Laughter: The Ultimate Act of Defiance
This post is about 950 words and can be read in 3-4 minutes. By Emily O’Brien This is the second post about my experience with the criminal justice system. The first post is here. The pop star Bono coined the...
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