Dec 5, 2023 – Christmas behind bars… Criminal Library (UofT) “December's monthly highlight, Christmas Behind Bars, showcases issues from our penal press collection to explore the experience of the holidays while incarcerated. On display … [Read more...]
April 6, 2023 – On Funding Alternatives…
April 6, 2023 by
April 6, 2023 – On Funding Alternatives… Tweet from Justin Pinché On Funding Alternatives… 1/4 Contrary to popular belief, very little of what the left has called for has been implemented by any of the three levels of government in this … [Read more...]
Police and human rights…
June 9, 2022 by
June 9, 2022 Toronto Star – Rachel Mendleson & Steve Buist Police across Canada repeatedly violating citizen rights, Torstar investigation finds The Toronto Star has a series of three articles called ‘Unchartered,’ first running today that … [Read more...]
Policing costs…
August 19, 2020 by
Aug 19, 2020 Toronto Star - Moya Teklu The high cost of anti-Black racism and policing The side of the defunding the police argument not heard yet from advocates or defenders is the question whether there is a cost involved in a specific racist … [Read more...]
Cost of justice…
August 20, 2014 by
Aug 20, 2014 Toronto Star - Richard J. Brennan Cost of fire, police unsustainable, AMO president says Russ Powers is the president of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario. The Ontario government and the Ontario Provincial Police jus … [Read more...]
More diplomacy…
August 15, 2014 by
Aug. 15, 2014 CBC News Retiring Lt.-Gen. Stuart Beare says the world needs more diplomacy Canada’s top military operations general retires with unusual military advice for the rest of Canada and the world: Practice more diplomacy. Beare … [Read more...]
Policing costs
February 13, 2013 by
February 13, 2013 Globe and Mail – John Ibbitson Death of Internet bill gives Toews new life to beat the drum on policing costs Ibbitson says that the government does not plan to renew the funding (expiring in April) for extra police officers put … [Read more...]
Mental health and criminal justice
January 31, 2013 by
January 30, 2013 International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy – Fifth National Symposium (January 2013) - Alison MacPhail and Simon Verdun-Jones Mental Illness and the Criminal Justice System While this paper excludes … [Read more...]
The Charter and the Law
January 18, 2013 by
January 18, 2013 Vancouver Sun - Efrat Arbel and Peter Showler New immigrant detention policy tough on asylum seekers In a special report two lawyers and activists - Arbel and Showler co-chair the Advocacy Committee of the Canadian Association … [Read more...]