Rural places have long built and expanded prisons to tap federal funds during hard times.
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Growing concerns about police use of AI could erode the public’s perception of trust in the legal system.
Restorative justice isn’t appropriate in every case of intimate partner violence. But it could bring justice to some survivors if it adheres to six important principles.
Allegheny County can now order treatment for people with serious mental illness. But what’s driving results – the order itself or the services behind it?
A criminologist whose nephew died in prison awaiting trial explains why the federal government’s proposed bail reforms will reduce, not enhance, safety without big investments in correctional systems.
President Trump wants to punish states and cities that eliminate bail money, but releasing defendants pretrial without having to post bail doesn’t lead to higher crime rates, data shows.
Victims of child sexual abuse have been let down by the justice system.
While high-profile bail cases tend to dominate media coverage, policy on criminal and legal matters must be guided by evidence, not headlines.
More than 65% of formerly incarcerated people reported experiencing climate-related hazards, according to survey results.
Prisons and jails are difficult to evacuate when wildfires or storms approach. Many of these facilities lack evacuation plans and may keep incarcerated people on-site instead of moving them to safety.
Pierre Poilievre’s “tough-on-crime” rhetoric relies on discredited ideas that can lead to overly harsh penalties and actually increase crime.
Until the justice system reckons with its systemic racism, pre-sentencing reports will fail to shift the way the courts see Black offenders.
Impact of Race and Culture Assessments can reduce the overrepresentation of Black people in the justice system.
Higher jail mortality is related to jail turnover rates and demographics.
Research shows police officers issue more traffic tickets and judges impose more fines when their city gets the money and when the budget is tight.
Escapes are rare, and overshadow the security breaches going on inside prisons every day.
‘I no longer exist, I have become a construct of their imagination. It is the ultimate act of dehumanisation.’
This new play by Suzie Miller, the one-time lawyer who wrote Prima Facie, ventures into dark places few want to confront.
As a dangerous offender, Paul Bernardo is unlikely to ever be released from custody after 30 years behind bars — even after his transfer to a medium-security prison.
What does ‘justice reinvestment’ mean in practice? Who makes funding decisions? To find out more, we consulted Aboriginal communities in Bourke, Moree and Mount Druitt.
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Assistant Professor, Justice Studies, University of Guelph-Humber
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Associate Professor of Law, Rutgers University - Newark
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, University of Wollongong
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Associate Professor of Law, Santa Clara University
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Professor of Political Science, University of Florida
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Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Guelph
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SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow in English and Cultural Studies, McMaster University
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Associate Professor of Gender, Religion and Critical Studies, University of Regina
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Co-Director, Columbia University Justice Lab, Senior Research Scientist, Columbia School of Social Work, Columbia University
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Claude Leon Foundation Chair in Constitutional Governance, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor, Criminal Justice, Penn State
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Review Counsel, Adjunct Professor of Law, Western University
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Professor in Criminology and Justice Studies, RMIT University
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Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Lethbridge
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Professor of Global & Language Studies, RMIT University