Rethinking…

Dec 15, 2021  Maytree Series: Advancing justice - Akwatu Khenti  Rethinking community policing: Civilian partners in public safety Part of a continuing series, this article looks to the efforts to broaden the notion of public safety beyond the … [Read more...]

Statscan crime

July 29, 2021  Government of Canada – Statistic Canada Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories and Census Metropolitan Areas The report (released July 27, 2021) covers 2016-2020 and is measured on … [Read more...]

Paying for policing…

Aug. 6, 2014  Toronto Star – Colin Kenny Are taxpayers ready to pay for more humane policing?  Kenny looks at the report from Supreme Court Judge Frank Iacobucci who tabled 84 recommendations about police incidents with the mentally ill or people … [Read more...]

Use of force…

 July 29, 2014  Toronto Star – Patty Winsa Iacobucci use of force report recommends Taser study  Almost a year after the killing of Sammy Yatim by Toronto police, Judge Iacobucci has tabled 17 recommendations for changes in how police encounter … [Read more...]

Our home and native land…

 Dec 9, 2013  Toronto Star – Atkinson Series Canada: It really is our home and native land   This article is the start of two weeks of commentary and analysis on Canada and the willingness to participate actively in our democratic processes.  … [Read more...]