July 6, 2010 Go to: https://twitter.com/WordsOnIce/status/1279512867713306624/photo/1 Toronto Star – Douglas Kwan He was fatally injured in police custody. Can a watchdog get ‘justice’ for this family? Why some say Canada’s oversight … [Read more...]
Public health…
July 2, 2020 By
July 2, 2020 Toronto Star - Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press Advocates in Canada call for community-led crisis intervention, not police The frequency of police interaction with mentally ill persons and the escalation of violence that accompanies … [Read more...]
Short sentencing…
June 28, 2020 By
June 27, 2020 Re-Inventing Criminal Justice: The Twelfth National Symposium Held in January 24-25, 2020 in Montreal, QC, the final report is now available. The report is entitled National Criminal Justice Symposium 2020 - Alternatives to … [Read more...]
When will they ever learn…
June 24, 2020 By
June 24, 2020 iPolitics - Jolson Lim and Victoria Gibson RCMP plan to buy more armored vehicles amid new scrutiny over policing tactics Given all the suggestion that the leadership within policing in Canada is far out of touch with the signs of … [Read more...]
Defunding punishment…
June 22, 2020 By
June 22, 2020 Toronto Star - Alyshah Hasham If we defund the police, will we need fewer jails and prisons? As the demand for defunding police gets louder, critics are also wondering about defunding prisons and what the net gain may be for other … [Read more...]
Cures…
June 19, 2020 By
June 19, 2020 Canadian Lawyer - Bernise Carolino Dalhousie law school houses the first international restorative justice lab - Lab aims to transform the justice system, safeguarding the health, safety and well-being of Canadians Dalhousie … [Read more...]
Go gently…
June 16, 2020 By
June 16, 2020 Globe and Mail - Genesee Keevil Four officers, no weapons, no charges: A Yukon First Nation’s solution for keeping the peace Here’s an article that may inject some fresh thinking into the notion of community policing. Four … [Read more...]
Policing
June 11, 2020 By
June 12, 2020 National Newswatch – Canadian Press Freeland says police must acknowledge racism, advocates call for action Is there or isn’t there? Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister thinks there is. But despite our history of colonialism, … [Read more...]
In Canada, eh…
June 9, 2020 By
June 9, 2020 Blogger Desmond Cole Remembering 27 Black, Indigenous, and racialized people killed by Canadian police Canadians have always been sheltered from the impact of police killings of Black and Indigenous people by the frequency and often … [Read more...]
Deadly force…
June 7, 2020 By
June 7, 2020 CBC News – Shane McGee Indigenous woman killed by Edmundston, N.B., police during wellness check A 26 year Indigenous woman, Chantel Moore was shot and killed by an Edmundston police officer shortly after moving from BC to be near … [Read more...]