Children with jailed parents are also victims of crime
This post is about 820 words and takes about 4 minutes to read. Children with parents in jail are also victims of crime, whose needs and interests have so far received very little attention from the justice system. One of...
Read MoreEverything you were never taught about Canada’s prison system
This post is about 700 words and takes 3 minutes to read. About a year ago, a website called intersectionalanalyst.com published a piece on Canada’s prison system. The website describes itself as “Making sense of complex social problems through information...
Read MoreCrime rates don’t affect police or prison numbers; minority population does
This post is 500 words and takes about 2 minutes to read. Most of us presume that cities have more police when there is more crime. We also assume that more people in prison is a result of more crime. ...
Read MoreVICTIMIZED. LEGALLY.
Imagine what would happen to you if someone took you, against your will, and locked you, incommunicado with your family and friends, in a bathroom for one day. When you would be rescued and released, everyone would assume that you...
Read MoreCRIMINAL RECORDS : CREATING A NEW ‘DANGEROUS’ SUB-CLASS
The 10 % of Canadians with a criminal record are part of a new and dangerous sub-class. No, these men and women are not dangerous in that they are more of a criminal threat to our society. In fact, research...
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