June 18, 2019 CBC News – Amina Zafar 'New 18 now is 28': How screens delay teens' emotional maturity The number of teens (13-17) who visited emergency wards in Ontario with self-harming causes has doubled from 2009-2917. There is a similar … [Read more...]
Getting old in jail…
July 22, 2018 By
July 20, 2018 Globe and Mail – Sandra Martin Even behind bars, aging prisoners deserve proper health care Martin says that 25% of federal inmates are aged 50 or more and most of them serving lengthy sentences. She also suggests that health … [Read more...]
RJ’s potential…
May 7, 2018 By
May 7, 2018 Policy Options – Jennifer Llewellyn Restorative justice has more to offer than just diverting people from the criminal justice system. It’s a powerful way of thinking that can reshape justice. Llewellyn is a professor and a prime … [Read more...]
Guns and violence…
March 5, 2018 By
March 4, 2018 Global News – Natasha Pace Domestic violence court opens in Halifax, officials anticipate 1,000 cases annually A court that deals specifically with cases of domestic violence has opened in Halifax. The court will sit one day a … [Read more...]
Old wounds again…
October 2, 2017 By
Oct. 2, 2017 Ottawa Citizen – Aedan Helmer Wounds 'fresh again' in Wilno as Basil Borutski murder trial begins in Ottawa This article fascinatingly and powerfully captures the poignant complexity of the way the criminal justice process works … [Read more...]
Alt-right…
January 5, 2017 By
Jan 5, 2017 iPolitics – Janice Dickson Leitch campaign manager gloats about spreading false info - Kouvalis says his goal was to ‘make the left go nuts’ Nick Kouvalis laughingly conceded to sharing what he knew to be false information on the … [Read more...]
Victims rights still an issue…
April 6, 2014 By
April 6, 2014 Globe and Mail – Sean Fine Victims rights bill doesn’t live up to its name, critics say Critics say that the bill is bogus because it does not give victims the right to legally enforceable rights and remedies by … [Read more...]