Feb 5, 2023 – Empowering Community… American Civil Liberties Union – Liberty Podcast – Kendall Ciesemier The Untold Story of Black Pittsburgh's Alternative to Police The story is both historic and helpful in the process of imagining … [Read more...]
More of the same…
October 28, 2022 by
Oct 29, 2022 CBC News – Shanifar Nasser Family of Toronto man who fell to his death says police locked them in room, didn't let them speak to him - Toronto police now say 32-year-old 'barricaded himself' and crisis team could not be sent in The … [Read more...]
Human in there…
June 21, 2022 by
June 20, 2022 Human Rights Watch Organization Canada Canada: Abuse, Discrimination in Immigration Detention - Thousands Held; Systemic Change Needed In anticipation of the World Refugee Day (June 20) the Canadian Human rights Watch have issued a … [Read more...]
A tragic loss…
March 17, 2022 by
Mar 16, 2022 Waterloo Record – Paige Desmond The end of a crime prevention era - Region, nation losing ground breaking Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council The short-sighted failure to fund the Crime Prevention Council speaks volumes about … [Read more...]
Police reform…
March 9, 2022 by
Mar 10, 2022 Blogger Russell Webster (UK) Strategic review of policing proposes fundamental reform - New Police Foundation report into future of policing proposes most fundamental reform for a generation This is the third of a series of reports … [Read more...]
Community health…
January 26, 2022 by
Jan 26, 2022 Toronto Star Editorial Board (Jan 24, 2022) Toronto’s community crisis plan is a welcome shift away from policing mental-health care - ‘Toronto’s plan to implement the Community Crisis Support Service pilot program, announced last … [Read more...]
Trauma and Compassion…
January 24, 2022 by
Jan 24, 2022 Aljazeera What if prisons were more humane? The notion of trauma induced criminal activity is not new but the idea of asking what happened to you vs what’s wrong with you is beginning to have an impact. Here, three witnesses to the … [Read more...]
Interim Report…
December 29, 2021 by
Dec. 29 From Senator Kim Pate – On solitary detention for youth and the Universal Basic Income “Family doctors agree that the solitary confinement of youth should be abolished under all circumstances. A measure that compromises the physical and … [Read more...]
Rethinking…
December 15, 2021 by
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...]
Continuing torture…
October 19, 2021 by
Oct 19, 2021 Canadian Bar Association – Stephen Maher Stopping the torture - No one seems capable of getting Corrections Canada to effectively end the use of solitary confinement. Perhaps legal action will work. “…two 2019 appeal court decisions … [Read more...]