Nov 19, 2016 Blogger Russell Webster (UK) Alcohol and youth offending: Alcohol in the System: Report - An examination of alcohol and youth offending in London The report is a 12 month study of London youth implicated in the criminal justice … [Read more...]
Lifeline…
October 5, 2016 by
Oct. 5, 2016 National Association of Parole Executives (US) - R.E. “Bob” Brown A Beacon of Hope – Sunny Ways: Life sentenced Offenders R.E. “Bob” Brown is a retired district parole supervisor in BC and offers us a scholarly pass through an area … [Read more...]
Policing with technology…
May 8, 2016 by
May 8, 2016 Toronto Star – Alex Ballingall To serve, protect, watch and predict… Under the broad banner of innovation, this article invites us to consider what the future of policing will look like if we apply effective use of technology. … [Read more...]
Breaking badge…
September 21, 2015 by
Sept 21, 2015 Toronto Star – Jayme Poisson and Jesse McLean Breaking Badge – A four part series The series brings to light the frequency and types of misbehaviour by police officers and the apparent double standard applied to them under the … [Read more...]
Branches of government…
July 10, 2015 by
July 9, 2015 LawNow - Lorraine Snyder and Dustin Martin Democratic Governance: The Constitution and Canada’s Branches of Government The article is a good primer for legal lay people witnessing the current tensions between the PMO and the … [Read more...]
Due process & Terrorism…
July 2, 2015 by
July 2, 2015 Globe and Mail – Bob Rae Charleston should teach us that terror laws need to be drafted with care Rae argues for care around anti-terrorist bills and thinks the pendulum and the confusion about terrorism and crime has now “swung … [Read more...]
Poor health…
May 9, 2015 by
May 9, 2015 CBC News Poverty linked to future high health-care costs - Health effects of poverty far reaching, Canadian researchers find Health and poverty researchers both have long suspected a vital connection between the two. Now, this … [Read more...]
For the record…
April 15, 2015 by
April 15, 2015 Toronto Star Four ways the Supreme Court has battled the Conservatives on crime The failure of federal legislation to meet the test of the Charter of Rights continues. Here, the STAR lists the rejections from the SCC on the … [Read more...]