Post #233 900 words; 4 minutes to read Summary: Ben Perrin, law professor and former advisor to the Harper government, makes a compelling argument for a dramatic change in our approach to criminal justice. ‘Indictment’, by Benjamin Perrin. University...
Read MorePost #228 960 words; 4 minutes to read People who want to ‘abolish prisons’ or ‘defund the police’ are often dismissed as utopian thinkers, imagining a world that cannot exist. But in a provocative piece , US scholar Michael...
Read MoreAt John Howard Society Canada, we have arranged for some activities that we hope will raise public awareness about our charity and its engagement on issues and delivery of services to further just, effective, and humane responses to the causes...
Read MorePost #200 500 words; 2 minutes to read Audio summary by volunteer Hannah Lee. This blog started 5 years ago as an experiment. Was there a place for a Canadian online publication that addressed important issues in criminal justice, especially...
Read MorePost #191 980 words; 4 minutes to read Audio summary by volunteer Averi Brailey This post, by Canadian scholar Dr. Vicki Chartrand, is reproduced with permission from the website of the Australian Institute for International Affairs. Dr Vicki Chartrand is...
Read MorePost #186 870 words; 4 minutes to read This summary prepared by volunteer Jamie Davison. The John Howard Society has a long standing 5-Point Plan to improve the corrections system in Canada. This post provides a summary of key issues...
Read MorePost #155 660 words; 3 minutes to read One of the biggest debates in criminal justice is about the role of punishment. But an important question is where does the desire to punish come from, a desire that seems to...
Read More800 words; 4 minutes to read This blog has had an emphasis on reporting Canadian work on criminal justice issues. Because of the domination of our media – whether news, entertainment or social media – by the United States, many...
Read More450 words; 2 minutes to read Issues of inequality and racism are at the very forefront of the news in Canada. The criminal justice system is often cited as a place where these problems are notable. These issues have been...
Read More800 words; 4 minutes to read Just a year ago, in May, 2019, federal Justice Minister David Lametti released a report called “State of the Criminal Justice System”. Issued in the last few months of the government’s first mandate, it...
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