Jan 29, 2021 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (US) - Emily Kubin, Curtis Puryear, Chelsea Schein, and Kurt Gray Personal experiences bridge moral and political divides better than facts Just the facts Sgt Friday used to say, just … [Read more...]
Pot a benefit?
June 2, 2017 by
May 31, 2017 CBC News – Solomon Israel Could medical marijuana be your next employee health benefit? This giant leap from “low-hanging fruits” to inclusion of medical marijuana as part of the employee’s benefit package is not so bizarre. Several … [Read more...]
“Small, mean, regressive…”
June 23, 2015 by
June 23, 2015 Council of Canadians – John Trent John Trent's new booklet "Harper's Record" One of the founders of the Council and now Senior Fellow with the Centre for Governance, John Trent is asking you to read his booklet before the next … [Read more...]
Parting shots…
June 22, 2015 by
June 22, 2015 Globe and Mail – Marcus Gee With a stirring show of unity and faith, Charleston leaves the world in awe What response to the 21 year old Dylan Roof who shot six women and three men at a prayer service in Charleston, South … [Read more...]
Housing first…
May 29, 2015 by
May 29, 2015 Globe and Mail – Erin Anderssen Inside the world's best mental-health program to keep homeless people off the street The article follows Jason Platt, a Canadian Mental Health outreach worker, who encounters street people … [Read more...]
Looking for answers…
October 26, 2014 by
Oct. 26, 2014 Montreal Gazette – Aaron Derfel Radicalization and mental health: Looking for answers Mental health experts in Montreal are attempting to define the connections between the home-grown radicals and violence such as last week … [Read more...]
Charities
January 10, 2013 by
January 10, 2013 Telegraph (UK) - Rowena Mason and Wesley Johnson Chris Grayling: charities may be better at helping prisoners than probation officers In Canada, charities have endured a difficult time in recent years but continue to contribute … [Read more...]
Stats under the light – from Graham Stewart
January 6, 2013 by
January 6, 2013 Graham Stewart on international crime statistics comparisons (Ed note: Graham is responding to our last communiqué (Jan 4, 2013) in which SJN featured a video - http://tgace.com/2013/01/01/interesting-vid-about-crime-statistics - … [Read more...]
RJ: Conceptualising and Contextualising
January 1, 2013 by
January 1, 2013 RJ on-line: Theo Gavrielides Conceptualising and contextualising restorative justice for hate crimes In an introduction appearing on the RJ on-line site Gavrieldes argues that RJ is still far from mainstream in response to crime … [Read more...]