April 17, 2023 – Reading crime stats… Reading crime stats: Every time there is an election in the air, the politicos and the media focus on crime stats to insert a well-known formula of political propaganda - crime stats are going up, … [Read more...]
April 3, 2023 – The scope of RJ
April 3, 2023 by
April 3, 2023 – The scope of RJ Toronto Star – Jacques Gallant Infantilized. Re-traumatized. Silenced: Why Ontario won’t give these sex assault survivors what they want - The province says sex assault cases are ineligible for restorative … [Read more...]
Military justice…
October 11, 2021 by
Oct. 11, 2021 Global News - Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press Supreme Court of Canada asked to rule on independence of military judges The fairness of the Canadian military police and the military justice system is much at issue around everyday … [Read more...]
Me and the Bear…
May 21, 2021 by
May 21, 2021 APTN News - Brett Forester Blackstock gears up for latest Federal Court fight to end ‘human rights tragedy’ against First Nations kids - Ottawa seeks judicial review of rulings that compensate victims of the discriminatory CFS system, … [Read more...]
Killology…
February 3, 2021 by
Feb 3, 2021 CNN - 'Warrior' police training is being offered across the US “Police departments across the country are being trained in an aggressive, ready-to-kill approach to police training. How has this "warrior-style" of training … [Read more...]
The interim…
January 4, 2021 by
Jan 4, 2021 (ED Note: Happy New Year to all. Here is a collection, roughly by date, of note-worthy items during the holidays. Regular newsletter back in next edition.) Globe and Mail – Patrick White Federal prisons flout law by keeping inmates … [Read more...]
Death in custody…
December 16, 2020 by
Dec 16, 2020 CBC News – Shanifar Nasser Jail guards violated use-of-force policies in fatal restraint of Soleiman Faqiri, court documents suggest - Fired sergeant acknowledges combination of tactics posed ‘triple threat’ in cutting off air … [Read more...]
Public safety…
December 13, 2020 by
Dec 13, 2020 Toronto Star – Jim Rankin 8 Canadian voices on what they mean when they say: ‘Defund the police’ Defunding the police has become a controversial slogan about re-prioritizing the tasks of the police especially in mental health and … [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...]