Criminology

The criminal justice system, Policing powers, Use of force and police accountability, Bail and pre-trial detention, Prisons and jails, Privacy, Search and seizure, Warrants, Record checks

Conditional sentencing, Mandatory minimum sentences, Pardons (Record suspension), Parole, Victims

Women-centred, gender-responsive and anti-oppressive research about women in conflict with the criminal justice system

Data analyzed by Dr. Scot Wortley confirms that Black people in Toronto are far more likely to have police use force against them that results in serious injury or death. Between 2013 and 2017, a Black person was nearly 20 times more likely than a White person to be involved in a fatal shooting by the Toronto Police.

Empirical evidence of the negative effects of police records on the employment potential of Torontonians

An analysis of criminal justice system outcomes for selected offences

This report outlines a values and evidence approach to reforming the Purpose and Principles of Sentencing as expressed in Sections 718 to 718.21 of the Criminal Code.

A post on the John Howard Society blog summarizing statistics that indicate Indigenous and Black people are the subjects of unfair treatment throughout the criminal justice system, from contact with police to sentencing and parole

Anti-Black racism -- Homelessness -- Islamophobia -- Trans Youth of Colour -- Indigenous Peoples of TKaronto

A series of articles looking at the criminal justice system from different perspectives

Some conclusions: the absence of recent reliable and comprehensive statistical data on the ethnic composition of the population; continued use of the term “visible minority” to describe minority groups, [which] renders invisible the differences in the lived experiences of diverse communities; the absence of a new national action plan against racism, applicable to the federal, provincial and territorial levels, since the previous plan lapsed in 2010

Streamed content from CBC on Civics, Equity and social justice, History, Indigenous issues, Law, Politics, etc.

Documentaries on politics & current affairs, ethnicity, popular culture, LGBTQ, the Arts, women, historical perspectives.

Includes interactive works, social-issue documentaries, auteur animation and alternative dramas that provide the world with a Canadian perspective. The collection includes documentaries, animations, experimental films and fiction. NFB showcase films that take a stand on issues of global importance that matter to Canadians: stories about the environment, human rights, international conflict, the arts and more.

Held in May 2018, this conference explored Canadians’ challenges with privilege and oppression