The media frequently consults with Centre faculty and graduate students for insight on current debates over issues such as policing, sentencing, crime rates, punishment, security, and moral regulation.
Audrey Macklin, Governments create ‘market for smugglers’ through militarized borders: lawyer | Canada Tonight, CBC TV, November 22, 2024.
Patrick Watson, Brampton temple protest video released by Peel police, CBC News, November 14, 2024.
Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, New category of complaint aimed at helping RCMP track discrimination by officers, CBC, November 12, 2024.
Audrey Macklin, Canadian minister says ‘not everyone is welcome’ amid Trump migrant threat, The Guardian, November 12, 2024.
Akwasi Owusu-Bempah comments on discriminatory complaints against RCMP officers, CBC online and CBC radio, November 12, 2024.
October 2024
Scot Wortley, What is Causing a Rise in Youth Violence? | The Agenda, TVO Today, October 10, 2024.
September 2024
Julius Haag explains how different forms of evidence are used in a criminal trial, CBC radio: Metro Morning, September 24, 2024.
Audrey Macklin explains why there’s a rise in illegal migration to Canada from the U.S., CBC TV, September 19, 2024.
Scot Wortley, RCMP makes ‘long overdue’ apology to African Nova Scotians for unjust street checks, Halifax Examiner, September 9, 2024.
Scot Wortley, N.S. RCMP issue apology for historical use of street checks, CBC, September 7, 2024.
Scot Wortley, N.S. RCMP apologizes to African Nova Scotians for impact of street checks, Global News, September 7, 2024.
Anthony Doob, Jane Sprott and Catherine Latimer, We need an inconvenient review of our solitary confinement legislation, Globe and Mail, September 3, 2024.
Patrick Watson, RCMP fatally shoot Alberta teen, CBC News: The National, September 1, 2024.
Patrick Watson says that video evidence can be used to corroborate or test any information witnesses give.(CBLA-FM (CBC Radio One Toronto 99.1)), September 1, 2024.
Patrick Watson comments on the need for police to consider mental distress during confrontations, (ICI Radio-Canada), and (CBOF-FM (ICI Radio-Canada Première Ottawa / Gatineau 90.7)), September 1, 2024.
August 2024
Julius Haag, High-ranking Black officer's rights complaint alleges Windsor police chief made racially derogatory remarks, CBC News, August 21, 2024.
July 2024
Tyler King, Jane Sprott and Anthony Doob, Tougher bail laws won’t make us safer, and could have the opposite effect, Toronto Star, July 25, 2024.
Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, Landmark report on ‘Canada’s Black Justice Strategy’ calls for major reforms, end to mandatory minimums, Toronto Star, July 19, 2024.
Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, How a major Ontario police force is changing the warrior cop culture, National Post, July 16, 2024.
Julius Haag, Toronto police officers were 'misleading' to justify use of force during raid of rapper's condo: judge, CBC News, July 16, 2024.
June 2024
Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, Federal committee releases report about Canada’s Black Justice Strategy, Western Standard, June 28, 2024. See also Release of the external Steering Group Report: an important milestone in the development of Canada’s Black Justice Strategy, Department of Justice Canada news release, June 27, 2024.
Audrey Macklin, Canada may need to brace for influx of undocumented immigrants if Trump becomes president, Globe and Mail, June 19, 2024.
Anthony Doob, Prisoners in Hamilton put in segregation at far greater rate than any other Ontario jail, data shows, CBC News, June 7, 2024.
Kamari Clarke, Why ICC warrant against Netanyahu has baffled the West, Setopati, June 13, 2024.
May 2024
Mariana Valverde, A cross-country look at beer and wine in convenience stores, CTV News, May 27, 2024.Patrick Watson, Jeffrey Reodica’s family continues calls for justice decades after fatal police shooting, CityNews, May 24, 2024.
Scot Wortley, Nova Scotia RCMP prepare apology for street checks, CBC News, May 22, 2024.
Patrick Watson, Two tragedies and ‘a very scary moment for policing’, CityNews, May 3, 2024.
Julius Haag, When the police lie we all pay the price, Toronto Star, May 3, 2024.
Patrick Watson, 'Someone’s going to get hurt’: OPP scanner audio details fatal wrong-way crash on Hwy. 401, CityNews, May 2, 2024.
Scot Wortley surveys students and parents on police presence in schools, (CBC radio), May 1, 2024.
Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, Toronto’s top doctor sets record straight on drug decriminalization request, CityNews, May 1, 2024.
April 2024
Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, Drug user advocates concerned about B.C.'s decriminalization exception request, CP24, April 28, 2024.Audrey Macklin, Government tells Ajax woman she may not be Canadian, CBC News, April 25, 2024.
Patrick Watson, Umar Zameer case shows how undercover officers can create a dangerous situation for the public — and themselves, Toronto Star, April 23, 2024.
Patrick Watson, Lawyer contracted by Waterloo Police Services fired as a result of charges in Thunder Bay, CKMS 102.7 FM – Radio Waterloo, April 19, 2024.
Audrey Macklin, With provinces turning away immigration detainees, Ottawa plans on jailing them in its own prisons, Toronto Star, April 18, 2024.
Patrick Watson says more transparency around suspensions is as important as changes to the pay issue. (CBLT-DT (CBC Toronto)) (CBLA-FM (CBC Radio One Toronto 99.1)), April 15, 2024.
Patrick Watson, Toronto police suspensions have cost public $1.3M so far in 2024, CBC News, April 12, 2024.
March 2024
Matthew Light discusses Russia’s links to terrorist organizations, Global radio, March 26, 2024.Matthew Light comments on the concert hall attack in Moscow, CP24 TV, March 24, 2024.
Scot Wortley, Black man's mistaken arrest prompts anger, debate about officer fears, CBC News, March 19, 2024.
Matthew Light discusses Vladimir Putin winning his fifth term as Russia’s president, CTV: Your Morning, March 18, 2024.
Kelly Hannah-Moffat, At least 54 inmates held past release date in Ontario jails in 2023, documents show, CBC News, March 1, 2024.
February 2024
Matthew Light on the death of Alexei Navalny, CHML-AM Global News Hamilton 900, Global radio, CBC TV Part 1 and CBC TV Part 2.
Patrick Watson, Revisionist history of the Sammy Yatim inquest, Canadian Dimension, February 6, 2024.
Mariana Valverde, Why do municipalities have to balance their budget each year? Toronto Star, February 5, 2024.
Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, The Black Research Network: Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, The Medium, February 5, 2024.
January 2024
Matthew Light, We Must Accept the Truth: Western Academics Are Russian Intelligence Targets, The Moscow Times, January 25, 2024.
Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, Police spending has ‘no consistent correlation’ with lower crime rates, new Canadian study says, Toronto Star, January 16, 2024.
Matthew Light, Immigration rules that jeopardized Russian activist's citizenship bid need fixing, experts say, CBC News, January 13, 2024.
Scot Wortley, Ontario Human Rights Commission releases report on anti-Black racism by the Toronto Police, The Law Times, January 10, 2024.
Audrey Macklin, Sanctuary Scholars programs offer life-changing university access to students with precarious status, The Globe and Mail, January 10, 2024.
Audrey Macklin, Canada reverses course after blocking Russian anti-war activist’s citizenship, The Guardian, January 9, 2024.
Matthew Light, Russian antiwar activist could lose Canadian citizenship bid over conviction abroad, CBC News, CBC Radio, Global Radio, January 5, 2024.
Scot Wortley, ‘There’s a shift taking place’: What the year in crime says about Toronto’s changing criminal landscape, Toronto Star, January 4, 2024. Read the report From Impact to Action: Final report into anti-Black racism by the Toronto Police Service.
Audrey Macklin, Canada’s program to legalize undocumented migrants should be simple and comprehensive, The Globe and Mail, December 28, 2023.
Scot Wortley analyzes a new report finding Black Torontonians continue to be racially profiled by police, CBC online, Toronto Star, La Presse Canadienne, December 14, 2023.
November 2023
Scot Wortley, Why are Toronto police working as security at retail stores? The Toronto Star, November 15, 2023.Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, Pot is legal. But where Toronto police enforce the Cannabis Act suggests troubling disparities continue: Star analysis, The Toronto Star, November 12, 2023.
October 2023
Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, House Speaker Fergus recuses himself from ruling on question of privilege on PM’s Montana vacation expenses, The Hill Times, October 23, 2023.
Patrick Watson, Black and Indigenous Ontarians overrepresented in SIU investigations into officer conduct, report finds, The Toronto Star, October 17, 2023.
Akwasi Owusu-Bempah talks about the impact of the legalization of cannabis on Canada’s justice system, CBC Radio, October 2023.
Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, A course-correction on cannabis equity: the moment is now, Policy Options, October 16, 2023.
Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, Hamilton police close down 3 mushroom dispensaries — this time for good, they say, CBC News, October 8, 2023.
Mariana Valverde, Who can address Canada’s infrastructure needs? The Hill Times, October 4, 2023. 
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September 2023
Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, Black Justice Strategy in Canada: Community consultations underway, The Patriotic Vanguard, Sierra Leone News Portal, September 26, 2023.
Scot Wortley, Nova Scotia RCMP will apologize to African Nova Scotian community for street checks, CBC News, September 19, 2023.
Scot Wortley, Police in schools has long been a topic for debate. In Alberta, at least, the students have spoken, Globe and Mail, September 1, 2023.
August 2023
Matthew Light explains the death of Vladimir Putin’s foe, Global Radio, August 30, 2023.
Matthew Light, What The Death of Prigozhin Means For The Russian Regime And The War In Ukraine, Orion Policy Institute, August 23, 2023.
Julius Haag, Toronto police hit with class action lawsuit over ‘carding’ stops, Toronto Star, August 15, 2023.
Audrey Macklin, Opinion: Canadians need not be bystanders on the subject of Israeli judicial reform, The Canadian Jewish News, August 11, 2023
Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, Most Hamilton police officers don't live in Hamilton, data shows, CBC News, August 6, 2023.
Anthony Doob, What are minister of justice’s statutory responsibilities? | Catherine Latimer, Law 360, August 4, 2023.
July 2023
Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, Gun violence in Toronto on the decline according to new data, CTV News, July 20, 2023.
Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, Toronto's gun violence is trending down despite recent daytime shootings, data shows, CBC News, July 19, 2023.
Daniel Konikoff, Canada’s AI bill needs to catch up to get ahead of the curve, The Hill Times, July 17, 2023.
June 2023
Mariana Valverde, Toronto’s alcohol-in-parks pilot project is a step towards a more equitable city, The Toronto Observer, June 23, 2023.
Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, Towards a More Equitable Era of Legalized Cannabis, The Agenda with Steve Paikin | TVO, June 22, 2023.
Omowumi Asubiaro Dada, Kamari Clarke, Nigeria gender expert bags Connaught’s PhDs for public impact fellowship, Blueprint Newspaper, June 21, 2023.
Daniel Konikoff, Regulate use of facial recognition, civil liberties group urges government, National Post, June 21, 2023.
Akwasi Owusu-Bempah talks about cannabis legalization in Canada, CityNews Radio, June 19, 2023.
Anthony Doob, Toronto election reality check: What the top mayoral candidates would do about crime and public safety — and what the experts say, The Toronto Star, June 15, 2023.
Scot Wortley, Report suggests most Edmonton families support police in public schools, even racialized ones, Global News, June 14, 2023. Also Edmonton public schools will gather more feedback before deciding fate of school-based officers, CBC News, June 14, 2023.
Anthony Doob, Paul Bernardo and how federal corrections handles dangerous offenders, Toronto Star This Matters podcast, June 12, 2023.
Matthew Light, Holding up a mirror to Russian national identity: Why life in the borderlands should remind the West to reject the Kremlin’s messaging on the Ukrainian state, Meduza, June 9, 2023.
Anthony Doob, Bernardo's prison transfer 'slap in the face' for victims' families, Tori Stafford's father says, CTV News, June 9, 2023.
Matthew Light talks about the counter-offensive from Ukraine, Global News radio, June 9, 2023.
Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, Is it time to change the Cannabis act? CityNews and The Big Story podcast EP832, June 9, 2023.
Daniel Konikoff, Hamilton police say it is reviewing drone policy, engaging with Ontario privacy commissioner, CBC News, June 8, 2023.
Anthony Doob, Politicians using Paul Bernardo’s notoriety to severely harm our justice system, The Toronto Star, June 7, 2023.
Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, Magic mushroom store previously shut down by police is back open in Hamilton's east end, CBC News, June 1, 2023.
May 2023
Anthony Doob, Isolation cells in women’s prisons used almost exclusively for Indigenous prisoners, panel finds, The Globe and Mail, May 28, 2023.
Scot Wortley, Crime is a top Alberta election issue — but the issues facing Canadian cities run deep, CBC News, May 24, 2023.
Tyler King, Anthony Doob, Jane Sprott, There is a problem with our bail system, but it's not what politicians say, The Toronto Star, May 23, 2023.
Jamie Duncan, Mariana Valverde, Assaults are up on TTC, but rising ridership reduces risk, Globe and Mail, May 20, 2023.
Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, Seeking racial justice for those imprisoned for marijuana crimes, The Exchange podcast, Siouxland Public Media KWIT-KOJI, May 12, 2023.
Audrey Macklin, How the new U.S.-Mexico asylum reforms will affect Canada, The Toronto Star, May 11, 2023.
Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, Waiting to Inhale: Cannabis Legalization and the Fight for Racial Justice, Next Big Idea Club, May 8, 2023.
Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, weighs in on changing higher education requirements for police officers, CBC Radio, May 3, 2023.
Audrey Macklin, Citizenship: A Right or a Privilege? Ideas with Nahla Ayed, CBC Radio, May 2, 2023.
Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, 'The US Has Spent $1 Trillion Fighting The War On Drugs… A Failure,' Say The Authors Of New Cannabis Book, Benzinga, May 1, 2023.
April 2023
Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, Canada’s cannabis legalization had a chance to expunge records rooted in racism. A few ‘pot pardons’ don’t cut it, The Toronto Star, April 29, 2023.Beatrice Jauregui, Bhagalpur to Prayagraj, why India has a dangerous love-affair with police encounters, ThePrint, April 19, 2023, and Bhagalpur to Prayagraj & Hyderabad: India's love-affair with police encounter getting stronger? ThePrint.in, April 20, 2023. (video)
Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, Cannabis Legalization Through a Racial Lens, Harvard Independent, April 20, 2023.
Mariana Valverde, Putting the ‘public’ back in public utilities: internet access in northern and rural Canada, The Hill Times, April 17, 2023.
Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, Waiting to inhale: Cannabis Legalization and the Fight for Racial Justice, by Akwasi Owusu-Bempah and Tahira Rehmatullah, Shepherd, April 14, 2023.
Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, Authors discuss implications of cannabis legalization at Harvard Institute of Politics forum, The Harvard Crimson, April 13, 2023.
Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, Waiting to inhale: U of T researcher explores the link between cannabis laws and racial injustice, U of T News, April 13, 2023.
Audrey Macklin, Manhunt for people-smuggling suspect after eight drown at US-Canada border, The Guardian, April 3, 2023.
Mariana Valverde, How to actually end the violence on the TTC? Seven top experts offer real fixes, The Toronto Star, April 1, 2023.
March 2023
Audrey Macklin, Opinion: Now Trump’s cruel border policy is spreading in Canada, LA Times, March 29, 2023.Kamari Maxine Clark, How Should Canada Effectively Engage with Diasporas? The Agenda with Steve Paikin, TV Ontario, March 27, 2023.
Audrey Macklin, Washington, Ottawa end loophole that allowed border crossing, China Daily Global, March 27, 2023.
Audrey Macklin, Trudeau-Biden talks to tackle asylum seekers surge at migration hotspot, The Guardian, March 22, 2023.
Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, Federal committee on anti-Black justice system discrimination part of an historic opportunity: prof, Canadian Lawyer, March 13, 2023.
Audrey Macklin, The Roxham Road dilemma: What are Canada’s options in the border controversy?, The Record, March 13, 2023.
February 2023
Audrey Macklin, What happens when Roxham Road is closed, The Toronto Star, February 27, 2023.Paula Maurutto, CSIS targeting of Canadian Muslims reveals the importance of addressing institutional Islamophobia,The Conversation, February 22, 2023.
Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, ‘Significant changes need to be made’: U of T’s Akwasi Owusu-Bempah to co-author Canada’s new Black justice strategy, U of T News, February 16, 2023.
Audrey Macklin, 75th Anniversary of the Canadian Citizenship Act, Canadian Time Machine podcast by The Walrus Lab, February 7, 2023. (42:15)
January 2023
Mariana Valverde, How dispossessed Indigenous lands financed U of T’s development, The Varsity, January 30, 2023.Kamari Maxine Clarke, Can Anthropology Be Decolonized? SAPIENS, January 24, 2023.
Anthony Doob, Family of man killed in alleged Toronto 'swarming' attack breaks silence, CBC News, January 19, 2023.
Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, U of T professor to assist police committee on anti-Black racism in Mississauga and Brampton, InSauga, January 18, 2023.
Scot Wortley and Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, An explosive Star investigation exposed anti-Black discrimination in Toronto police. It changed the city, The Toronto Star, January 14, 2023.
Scot Wortley, Random, unprovoked stabbings in Ontario rekindle outsized public fear of stranger attacks, SaltWire, January 11, 2023.
Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, More policing will not make us safer, The Toronto Star, January 6, 2023.
CBC Radio: Giancarlo Fiorella’s delivery of the Peter Stursberg Foreign Correspondents Lecture at Carleton University is highlighted.
The Toronto Star: Op-ed by Mariana Valverde discussing Ontario’s ‘strong mayor’ law and its implications on citizens.
November 2022
The Globe and Mail: Daniel Konikoff comments on the RCMP’s new National Technologies Onboarding Program process could have a large impact on policework in Canada.
CBC News: Giancarlo Fiorella spoke about Bellingcat and his work on digital open source investigations, and his ongoing work on mapping civilian harm in Ukraine.October 2022.
The Toronto Star: Mariana Valverde writes about how city appointments process must be transparent and accountable in this op-ed.
CBC News: PhD candidate Jihyun Kwon shares her research on police accountability and her findings as it impacts racialized people and communities.
The Globe and Mail: PhD student Jamie Duncan and collaborator Wendy Wong argue for the importance of collective data rights as Bill C-27 makes its way through Parliament this year.
CBC News: Akwasi Owusu-Bempah comments on the lack of transparency in the Toronto Police Services budget.
Bloomberg: Akwasi Owusu-Bempah argues for the legalization of all drugs to help with drug decriminalization in the United States.
The Globe and Mail: Akwasi Owusu-Bempah shares his thoughts on why Biden's cannabis move will do little in the short term, but could signal a significant shift in US drug policy.
The Toronto Star: Audrey Macklin and colleagues argue that Canada’s talks with Taliban undercut the ban on aid work in Afghanistan.
Vancouver Sun: Audrey Macklin and Efrat Arbel urge the Supreme Court of Canada to get rid of the STCA and help restore safe, orderly and humane management of the country's refugee protection system.
September 2022
AM 900 CHML [audio]: Matthew Light speaks to why Russian travel to EU countries is still allowed if Europe is theoretically at war with Russia.
CBC News: Scot Wortley’s 2019 report on racial bias during routine police stops Is referenced as Nova Scotia accepts the recommendation to gather race-based policing data.
August 2022
NewsTalk 1010: Akwasi Owusu-Bempah speaks to the latest on the Donald Trump case and what this might mean in law and justice accountability and the community.
CBC News: Akwasi Owusu-Bempah comments on what needs to be done as data shows Peel police used force on Black people 3.2 times more than their share of population. Similarly featured on The Toronto Star.
Washington Post: Assistant Professor Ayobami Laniyonu comments on the threats posed by the online practice of “swatting” – targeting individuals by calling in fake 911 emergencies.
SaltWire: Scot Wortley comments that his recommendations based in his Halifax street checks report have yet to be fulfilled.
The Toronto Star: Akwasi Owusu-Bempah explains the trending data in policing Black people within Peel region and advocates for long-term change.
July 2022
U of T News: Assistant Professor Catherine Evans speaks about her book, Unsound Empire, exploring crime, punishment and insanity In the Victorian era.
Nature Portfolio: Alex Luscombe shares his data collection method to monitor Canadian law enforcement practices.
Toronto Star: PhD student Olivia Berkovits writes about abortion in Canada and what can be done to make sure they remain safe and legal.
June 2022
Global News [video]: Audrey Macklin speaks about the surge of mass migration into the US border in light of the death of more than 50 migrants near San Antonio, Texas.
The Globe and Mail: Akwasi Owusu-Bempah writes about how the Toronto Police Services needs to do more than releasing data and apologies about racist policing. Also appeared on CBC News.
CBC News: Mariana Valverde comments on the idea to legalize alcohol consumption in city parks.
Global News: Audrey Macklin speaks to the UK’s policy redirecting asylum seekers to Rwanda.Toronto Star: Mariana Valverde writes about how unhoused citizens are deprived of their rights.
May 2022
The Globe and Mail: Anthony Doob comments on the systemic barriers in corrections facilities.
The Conversation: Former CrimSL Junior Fellow Jessica Templeman writes about what can be learned from the Humboldt Broncos bus crash.
CBC News: Edmonton’s Catholic school board addresses the School Resource Officer (SRO) program using a new program review, findings, and recommendations presented by Scot Wortley, Kanika Samuels, and Sandra Bucerius.
CBC News: Akwasi Owusu-Bempah shares why there should be more discussion about policing ahead of Ontario’s provincial election.
CBC News: Akwasi Owusu-Bempah weighs in on what the search for Toronto’s police chief could look like.
The Conversation: Former CrimSL Junior Fellow Jessica Templeman writes about what can be learned from the Humboldt Broncos bus crash.
CBC News: Scot Wortley’s November 2021 report on racial patterns in arrests and detentions cited on Halifax police commission’s review of police breach charges.
The Globe and Mail: Akwasi Owusu-Bempah and Alex Luscombe share their thoughts on a special op-ed for the Globe and Mail discussing the need for a drug law reform in Canada in order to reach racial equality.
Tribune Pakistan: PhD candidate Daniel Konikoff speaks to what Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter might mean for content moderation, hate speech, and more in the online platform.
April 2022
The Pointer: Akwasi Owusu-Bempah cited in piece on the Peel Regional Police services and its history of targeting Black residents.
University Affairs: Matthew Light’s “Statement of concerned Canadian scholars on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine” was cited.U of T News:
CrimSL undergraduate student Tamara Altarac highlighted as one of the co-leads for the U of T chapter of MealCare, a non-profit organization whose mission is to decrease food waste and food insecurity in Canada.
CBC News: Audrey Macklin speaks to the delays from the federal government in uniting Ukrainian families in Canada.
Toronto Star: Akwasi Owusu-Bempah writes an opinion piece in favour of the question, “Has the legalization of cannabis seen a success?”
Vice World News: Akwasi Owusu-Bempah and Ph.D. candidate Alex Luscombe analyze data from the Freedom of Information showing police forces across Canada arrest racialized groups significantly more than non-racialized groups for drug possession.
CBC News: Professor Emeritus Anthony Doob shares his research on the effect of isolation on Canadian prison inmates.
The Hill Times: Professor Emerita Mariana Valverde writes about how assessment of infrastructure needs must be objective.
March 2022
CBC The Current: Audrey Macklin discusses the fear over child trafficking and a buse and international adoptions are halted due to the conflict in Ukraine.
Al Jazeera: Akwasi Owusu-Bempah on the impacts of the occupation of Ottawa on the role and function of police.T
oronto Star: Matthew Light comments on Canada’s relations with Russian oligarchs.
CBC The Current: Audrey Macklin cited on the state of international adoptions amidst the war in Ukraine.
National Post: Professor Emerita Mariana Valverde comments on municipal advocacy in Canadian case law.
CBC News: Akwasi Owusu-Bempah discusses the risks of brandishing weapons as a deterrence method over force
CBC News: Matthew Light discusses how the aim of the West’s sanctions and how it’s affecting Russia’s oligarchs
Global News: Audrey Macklin comments on the proposition for Canada to waive visa requirements for Ukrainians entering Canada
February 2022
CBC News: Giancarlo Fiorella talks about the Russia-Ukraine Monitor Map, an open-source database of incident in the Russian invasion created by a team or researchers and volunteers at Bellingcat {video}.
CBC News: PhD candidate Giancarlo Fiorella discusses the challenges of fact-checking in helping maintain digital defences against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s propagandas.
Toronto Star: Associate Professor Matthew Light explains why Russia is invading Ukraine.
The Globe and Mail: Anthony Doob weighs in on a recent Globe analysis examining how race affects parole and why racialized people are far less likely to receive it.
CBC News: Giancarlo Fiorella spoke to CBC about his work with Bellingcat to diminish disinformation about Russian’s invasion of Ukraine
The Hill Times: Scot Wortley discusses politicians’ downplaying of the far-rioght extremism messaging in convoy
Stuff.co (New Zealand): Akwasi Owusu-Bempah discusses the Freedom Convoy and comments on the policing approach in Ottawa as New Zealand faces similar protests
Global News: Akwasi Owusu-Bempah speaks to the double standards in policing and how it can further “fuel perceptions of mistrust, lack of confidence, and unfair treatment”
Ottawa Citizen: PhD candidate Erick Laming writes on the problems with police governance in Ontario as the Ottawa police board tries to deal with the Freedom Convoy.
The Hill Times: Akwasi Owusu-Bempah discusses Peter Sloly’s resignation from the Ottawa Police Services
The Globe and Mail: Scot Wortley comments on the change in police approach to the Ottawa demonstration in recent days
CBC News: Akwasi Owusu-Bempah speaks with CBC News about Peter Sloly’s resignation as Ottawa police chief (video)
The Guardian: Scot Wortley comments on the policing challenges faced by Ottawa in the midst of the Freedom convoy
The Globe and Mail: Scot Wortley comments on Ottawa's police chief Peter Sloly's response to the demonstrations in Ottawa
Toronto Star: Ongoing coverage of reports on solitary confinement from Anthony Doob, Jane Sprott, and Adelina Iftene
January 2022
Centre for Free Expression: Mariana Valverde authors opinion piece on citizen disempowerment from 'arms-length' infrastructure agencies.
National Magazine: Audrey Macklin discusses what to expect from the Supreme Court hearing on Canada's asylum agreement with the United States
The Winnipeg Free Press: Jamie Duncan discusses the stategic public release of information by police
The National Post: Scot Wortley comments on the RCMP decision not to apologize to Black community for excessive Halifax street checks
The Lawyer's Daily: Audrey Macklin discusses an online collaboration amongst fellow administrative law professors across Canada that she organized
August 2021
Cabin Radio: Erick Laming comments on the treatment by police described by a woman in Inuvik
July 2021
Ahval News: Serdar San discusses international abductions conducted by Turkey’s security services
Macleans: Ongoing coverage of the reports on solitary confinement from Anthony Doob, Jane Sprott, and Adelina Iftene
The Toronto Star: Erick Laming discusses options available to families given the narrow mandate of the SIU
The Toronto Star: Julius Haag comments on police actions during an encamptent eviction in Toronto
Edmonton Journal: Anthony Doob discusses the new Alberta Parole Board
The Toronto Star: Erick Laming discusses the inclusion of domestic violence in police oversight agencies' mandates (Canadian Press)
CBC News: Erick Laming discusses the need for New Brunswick to have its own police watchdog agency
June 2021
Canadian Lawyer Magazine: Anthony Doob discusses juridical discretion
The Ottawa Citizen: Anthony Doob and Jane Sprott coauthor opinion piece on solitary confinement
Academic Matters: Mariana Valverde coauthors piece on the history of the MaRS Discovery District
The Toronto Star: Erick Laming comments on video footage from the Nova Scotia mass shooting in 2020
The Toronto Star: Julius Haag discusses the concentration of gun violence in specific areas
The Toronto Star: Anthony Doob discusses changing drivers’ reckless behaviour
May 2021
CBC News: Erick Laming discusses the impact of racism on recruitment and retention of Indigenous RCMP officers
The Winnipeg Free Press: Erick Laming coauthors piece on control of body-worn camera footage
CTV News: Julius Haag the status of calls to defuld police in Canada
The Toronto Star: Erick Laming discusses ‘thin blue line’ patches
CBC News: Erick Laming discusses the availability of good data on police-involved sexual assaults
Coverage of a new report from Alex Luscombe, Alexander McClelland, and the CCLA: COVID-19 and Law Enforcement in Canada: The Second Wave
- The Toronto Star (Canadian Press)
- Radio-Canada
- The Globe and Mail
Coverage of a new report from Anthony Doob, Jane Sprott, and Adelina Iftene: Do Independent External Decision Makers Ensure that “An Inmate’s Confinement in a Structured Intervention Unit Is to End as Soon as Possible”?
- The Globe and Mail (Canadian Press)
- The Lawyer's Daily (John L. Hill)
- The Hill Times
- The Lawyer's Daily (Murray Fallis)
April 2021
The Hamilton Spectator: Julius Haag coauthors an article on the Premier's expansion of police powers to stop and question residents
Canadian Dimension: Erick Laming coauthors an article on the public expense of police body-worn cameras
680 News: Erick Laming discusses the public's access police body-worn camera footage in Toronto
The Toronto Star: Daniel Konikoff discusses a suspected death case
TVO: Erick Laming discusses First Nations policing
Ongoing coverage of a new report from Anthony Doob and Jane Sprott on Solitary Confinement, Torture, and Canada’s Structured Intervention Units
Regina Leader-Post: Erick Laming discusses the creation of a civilian-led Serious Incident Response Team in Saskatchewan
The Toronto Star: Julius Haag dscusses harms that can arise from having police as primary respondersCoverage of the Racial Equity Impact Assessment of TTC Enforcement Activities by Scot Wortley and Akwasi Owusu-Bempah
- The Toronto Star (April 8)
- The Toronto Star (April 9)
- CP24
- 680 News (Canadian Press)
- Daily Hive
- CBC News
- Radio-Canada
- Mass Transit Magazine
March 2021
Regina Leader-Post: Erick Laming discusses policing oversight in Saskatchewan
Global News: Mariana Valverde discusses the Supreme Court hearing regarding Premier Ford’s cut to Toronto city council (video)
The Toronto Star: Mariana Valverde discusses the Supreme Court hearing regarding Premier Ford’s cut to Toronto city council
Ongoing coverage of a new report from Anthony Doob and Jane Sprott on Solitary Confinement, Torture, and Canada’s Structured Intervention Units
- The Conversation
- Al Jazeera
- The Toronto Star (opinion)
Alberta Views: Erick Laming discusses First Nations policing in Alberta
February 2021
Coverage of a new report from Anthony Doob and Jane Sprott on Solitary Confinement, Torture, and Canada’s Structured Intervention Units
- The Globe and Mail
- The Toronto Star (Canadian Press)
- The Toronto Star (Opinion)
- The Hill Times
- Vice
- La Presse (on Quebec)
- La Presse (on the response from Correctional Service Canada)
- 640 Radio Toronto (audio)
- Screenshot Media
- CBC Radio's As it Hapens (audio and article)
- CTV News (video)
- The Lawyers Daily
- Maclean's
- Maclean's (opinion)
- Uncommons podcast
The Hamilton Spectator: CrimSL junior fellow Ferdouse Asefi authors opinion peice on federal attempts at reconcilliation.
Law Times: CrimSL Acting Director Scot Wortley discusses the Federal Government’s proposed criminal justice reforms in the context of the recent CABL report on perceptions and experiences with the Ontario criminal justice system
CBC News: Julius Haag comments on proposed federal legislation that would let cities ban handguns
APTN News: PhD Candidate Erick Laming discusses police oversight as part of a series on in-custody deaths in BC
Coverage of a report by Scot Wortley, Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, and Huibin Lin that confirms significant racial differences in perceptions and experiences with the Ontario criminal justice system
The Huffington Post: Alex Luscombe and Jamie Duncan coauthor op-ed on the RCMP's role in mass surveillance technologies like Clearview AI.
The Globe and Mail: PhD candidate Erick Laming comments on the subjective threshold of what it means to resist arrest
CP24: Professor Matthew Light is interviewed about the arrest of Alexei Navalny and related protest in Russia
January 2021
The Hamilton Spectator: PhD candidate Erick Laming co-authors opinion piece on the implementation of Axon Public Safety’s digital management system for police and the justice system in Ontario
CBC News: PhD candidate Erick Laming comments on internal policy on body cameras released by Toronto police
Slaw: Post-doctoral fellow Ayodele Akenroye authors column on videoconferencing technologies and the Canadian criminal justice system
The New York Times: Instructor Akwasi Owusu-Bempah (PhD 2013), who is cross-appointed to CrimSL, comments on progress since cannabis was legalised.
The Globe and Mail: PhD candidate Erick Laming is cited regarding police shooting fatality data
CBC News: PhD candidate Erick Laming comments on video recordings and police accountability
The Toronto Star: PhD candidate Erick Laming coauthors the "No" side oin a debate asking "Do body-worn cameras increase police accountability?"
The Globe and Mail: Professor Emeritus Tony Doob and alumna Cheryl Webster (PhD 2003) comment on the predictive validity and Correctional Service Canada's risk assessments and their systemic bias against Indigenous women
Ongoing coverage of the report on solitary confinement prepared by Professor Anthony Doob and alumna Jane Sprott following the end of the Structured Intervention Unit Implementation Advisory Panel in 2020:
The Globe and Mail: Erick Laming authors opinion piece about limited funding for First Nations’ police services
The National Post: Erick Laming comments on police shootings and community trust in police
The National Post: Erick Laming comments on police shootings and data collection
The Globe and Mail: Catherine Evans authors opinion piece on what history says about how the question of whether the Toronto van attack suspect is criminally responsible will be settled.
The Toronto Star: Scot Wortley comments on use-of-force reporting
Nunatsiaq News: Erick Laming discusses the policies guiding the use of body camera's in the Iqaluit RCMP pilot project
CBC News: Erick Laming discusses the RCMP's body cam pilot project in Iqaluit
November 2020
The London Free Press: Erick Laming discusses concerns over police invistigating themselves
TVO: Erick Laming discusses the importance of First Nations police services
The Globe and Mail: Coverage of a report by prepared by Professor Anthony Doob and alumna Jane Sprott refuting the attribution, by Correctional Service Canada, of ongoing SIU practices to COVID-19
Coverage of the report on solitary confinement prepared by Professor Anthony Doob and alumna Jane Sprott following the end of the Structured Intervention Unit Implementation Advisory Panel earlier this year:
- The Chilliwack Progress
- The Conversation
- Kamloops this Week (Candadian Press)
CBC News: Erick Laming discusses a Scarborough pilot project replacing police with Indigenous crisis teams on mental health checks
Coverage of the latest Policing the Pandemic report by Alex Luscombe and Alexander McClelland, “An extreme last resort”: Monetary Penalties and the Policing of COVID-19 in Canada:
- The National Post (Canadian Press)
- The Toronto Star
October 2020
The Toronto Star: Mariana Valverde authors opinion piece calling to replace the RCMP with local, community-based approachesCBC News: Erick Laming discussese ways to improve police oversight and accountability in Ontario
CBC News: Jihyun Kwon discusses Ontario's police disciplinary tribunal
Coverage of the report on solitary confinement prepared by Professor Anthony Doob and alumna Jane Sprott following the end of the Structured Intervention Unit Implementation Advisory Panel earlier this year:
- The Hill Times
- Canadian Lawyer
- Maclean's
- The Globe and Mail
- CTV News (Canadian Press)
CBC News: Erick Laming discusses the impact on public perception of an officer keeping their job after a criminal conviction
Nunatsiaq News: Erick Laming discusses the use of body-worn cameras by RCMP in Iqaluit begining next month
Broadview: Erick Laming discusses police funding and trust in the police
The Toronto Star: Erick Laming discusses "thin blue line" merchandise
The Parallel Campaign: Professor Beatrice Jauregui's work on on police unions is discussed
CBC News: Professor Scot Wortley comments on police approach on de-escalating distress situations.
September 2020
The Toronto Star: Professor Scot Wortley discusses a ‘Punisher’ patch spotted on a Toronto police officer's uniform
Political and Legal Anthropology Review: Professor Beatrice Jauregui authors piece on police discrimination in India.
Bloomberg: Professor Ayobami Laniyonu discusses the importance of reinvestment for alternate policing models
Continued coverage following the end of the Structured Intervention Unit Implementation Advisory Panel chaired by Professor Anthony Doob:
August 2020
CBC News: Erick Laming discusses Toronto Police Service's new body-worn cameras (French)
CBC News: Erick Laming discusses the release of online summaries of RCMP reviews by the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission (French)
CBC Radio's Day 6: Erick Laming discusses the SIU investigation into Regis Korshinski-Paquet's death
Coverage following the end of the Structured Intervention Unit Implementation Advisory Panel chaired by Professor Anthony Doob:
- Maclean's
- The National Post
- Vice (August 28)
- CBC News (August 27)
- Vice (August 27)
- CBC News (August 26)
- The Globe and Mail
- MSN News (Canadian Press)
The Nova Scotia Advocate: PhD student Jessica Bundy is interviewed about race and policing in rural Nova Scotia
The Globe and Mail: Professor Anthony Doob discusses monitoring the implementation of a new law that abolishes the use of solitary confinement.
Vice: PhD student Giancarlo Fiorella discusses how Microsoft Flight Simulator displays conflict zones and concentration camps (authored piece on Bellingcat)
The Walrus: Julius Haag discusses public perceptions of police and the media
The Walrus: Professor Kelly Hannah-Moffat comments on the implementation of Creating Changes in women's prisons in Canada
The National Post: Professor Scot Wortley comments on the release of inmates from Canadian correctional institutions in response to the pandemic
Coverage of the new OHRC report on racial profiling and racial discrimination of Black persons by the Toronto Police Service
- The Toronto Star (August 10)
- CBC News
- The Toronto Sun
- Now Magazine
- Global News (video)
- Daily Hive
- Canadian Press (CP24)
- The Toronto Star (August 17)
The Wire: Professor Beatrice Jauregui is interviewed about criminal links with the Uttar Pradesh police, the Delhi police's investigation of the riots and the custodial death of a father-son duo in Tamil Nadu.
CBC News: Professor Anthony Doob's analysis shows the high rate of police-related deaths in Nunavik
CBC News: Erick Laming comments on RCMP improper force allegations
July 2020
Just Security: Professor Kamari Clarke authors piece on how international criminal Law helps entrench structural inequality
openDemocracy: PhD student Serdar San authors piece on Turkey's neighbourhood watchmen
UofT News: Professor Markus Dubber, who is cross-appointed to CrimSL, discusses the new Oxford Handbook of Ethics of AI
American Anthropologist: Professor Kamari Clarke is interviewed
CBC News: PhD Student Julius Haag discusses the impact of the pandemic on gun violence
Toronto.com: PhD Student Julius Haag discusses defunding the police
CBC News: Professor Anthony Doob provides statistical analysis and discussion of the high rate of police-related deaths in Nunavut
The National Post: PhD student Erick Laming discusses the impact of recruiting Indigenous officers for Indigenous policing
The Nova Scotia Advocate: Professor Scot Wortley discusses what is needed to address anti-Black racism in policing
Indian Express: Research by Professor Beatrice Jauregui is cited in a discussion of excessive police violence
CBC News: PhD student Erick Laming discusses the role of domestic violence charges in Nova Scotia's rate of criminal charges against officers
CBC News: Professor Scot Wortley discusses police backgrounds among SIU investigators
CTV's Your Morning: PhD student Erick Laming discusses holding police accountable in Indigenous communities (video)
The Chronicle Herald: Discussion of the significance and impact of Professor Scot Wortley's report on police stops in Halifax
CBC News: PhD student Erick Laming discusses BC's Independent Investigations Office
CBC News: PhD student Erick Laming discusses the strained relationship between police and Indigenous people
Nunatsiaq News: PhD student Erick Laming comments on Nunavut RCMP body camera discussions
Policy Options: PhD student Erick Laming has co-authored a piece on policies for police body-worn cameras
CTV News: PhD student Erick Laming discusses calls to defund police
The Toronto Star: PhD student Erick Laming discusses police oversight and research by PhD student Jihyun Kwon and Professor Scot Wortley is cited
CTV News: PhD student Erick Laming discusses why few police officers investigated by watchdogs are charged
The Wire: Research by Professor Beatrice Jauregui is cited in a discussion of excessive police violence
PhD student Erick Laming comments on the use of police body cameras:
June 2020
The Toronto Star: PhD student Erick Laming discusses accountability for First Nations’ police
Toronto.com: PhD student Adam Ellis discusses solutions to gang violence in GTA cities
Durhamregion.com: PhD student Adam Ellis discusses his experience with gangs
The Toronto Star: PhD student Julius Haag comments on the significance of the case involving Dafonte Miller
Coverage of the latest publication from the Policing the Pandemic mapping project, co-authored with the CCLA:
Orangeville.com: PhD student Adam Ellis comments on gang activities in GTA cities
The Globe and Mail: Recommendations by CrimSL's founding director, John Ll. J. Edwards regarding the roles of justice minister and attorney-general are referenced by a letter writer
Global News: PhD student Erick Laming comments on the government plan to address racism in the RCMP
Baffler Magazine: PhD student Alex Luscombe discusses non-profit police foundations
UofT's The New Normal podcast: PhD student Julius Haag participates in an episode on anti-Black racism (Part 1) (Part 2)
Wait, There’s More podcast: PhD student Erick Laming discusses systemic racism within the RCMP
Global News: PhD student Erick Laming discusses oversight of the RCMP
Global News: PhD Student Jihyun Kwon discusses police ability to predict and prevent mass shootings
CBC Radio The Current: PhD student Erick Laming discusses police oversight
CBC Radio Cross Country Checkup: PhD student Erick Laming discusses the treatment of Indigenous people by police in Canada
CBC Radio Cross Country Checkup: PhD student Erick Laming discusses Indigenous police funding and calls to defund the police
The Toronto Sun: PhD student Erick Laming co-authors opinion piece on police body cameras
CTV News: Professor Scot Wortley discusses calls to defund the police
CTV News: PhD student Erick Laming discusses trust in police
Vox: Professor Ayobami Laniyonu discusses defunding as a policy for police abolition
CBC News: PhD student Erick Laming pens op-ed on police accountability and civilian oversight
Professor Scot Wortley discusses race-based data collection by Ontario's SIU
CTV News: PhD student Erick Laming discusses the RCMP Commissioner's recent comments on systemic racism (video)
CBC News: Professor Scot Wortley comments on the response to his report on police stops in Nova Scotia published last year
The Toronto Star: Julius Haag comments on the selection of Toronto’s next police chief
The Globe and Mail: PhD student Erick Laming comments on the use of police body cameras
The Chronicle Herald: Professor Scot Wortley comments on police stops in Nova Scotia following his report published last year
The Calgary Sun: Professor Anthony Doob comments on the proposed Alberta parole board
CBC News: PhD student Erick Laming comments on calls for police body cameras
Q107: PhD student Jihyun Kwon comments on police use of force in Canada
Freshdaily: Discussion of police brutality in Canada references reports by Professor Scot Wortley on the police-related deaths of Indigenous people and Black people.
The Toronto Star: PhD student Erick Laming comments on the use of police body cameras
The Calgary Herald: Professor Anthony Doob comments on the proposed Alberta parole board
May 2020
ABC News: Director Audrey Macklin comments on Americans living in Canada during the pandemicThe Toronto Star: Professor Scot Wortley comments on crime rates during the pandemic
Pandemic Borders: Director Audrey Macklin pens piece on mobility during the pandemic
Coverage of the mapping project by PhD student Alex Luscombe and Alexander McClelland (University of Ottawa):
Global News: PhD student Alex Luscombe comments on the cost of fines issued in COVID-19 enforcement in an article discussing the latest Policing the Pandemic enforcement report (April 14, 2020 - May 1, 2020)
CBC News: Coverage of the mapping project by PhD student Alex Luscombe and Alexander McClelland (University of Ottawa)
April 2020
Global News: Alex Luscombe, Alexander McCLelland, and Akwasi Owusu-Bempah comment on the enforcement of COVID-19 measures
Montreal Gazette: PhD student Alex Luscombe co-authored opinion piece on why tickets and fines are unlikely to help against COVID-19
Calcalist: PhD student Dikla Yogev pens opinion article about coronavirus and ultra-Orthodox society
National Post: PhD student Alex Luscombe comments on the use of ticketing to enforce COVID-19 measures
Radio-Canada: French language coverage of the mapping project by PhD student Alex Luscombe and Alexander McClelland (University of Ottawa
National Post: PhD student Alex Luscombe comments on the use of ticketing to enforce COVID-19 measures
London Free Press: Coverage of the mapping project by PhD student Alex Luscombe and Alexander McClelland (University of Ottawa)
The Toronto Star: Further coverage of the mapping project by PhD student Alex Luscombe and Alexander McClelland (University of Ottawa)
NOW Magazine: PhD student Alex Luscombe and Alexander McClelland (University of Ottawa) have created a map tracking criminal charges laid under new laws that enforce physical distancing rules Map: Policing The Pandemic White paper: Policing the Pandemic: Tracking the Policing of Covid-19 across Canada Enforcement Report: April 4-13, 2020
March 2020
TVO's The Agenda: Professor Mariana Valverde appears on a panel discussing Airbnb and the housing crisis
Ryerson Centre for Free Expression: The latest in a series of blog posts on Waterfront Toronto by Professor Mariana Valverde has been published
February 2020
The Toronto Star: PhD Student Alex Luscombe comments on private donations to law enforcement agencies
The Conversation: Centre Director Audrey Macklin authors piece on Brazil's refugee policies
The American Prospect: Centre Director Audrey Macklin comments on Safe Third Country Agreements
Vice: Professor Mariana Valverde comments on the struggle to make Airbnb follow municipal rules
January 2020
Global News Centre Director Audrey Macklin comments on the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
The American Prospect: Centre Director Audrey Macklin discusses the Safe Third Country Agreement
CBC News: Centre Director Audrey Macklin comments on immigration, temporary foreign workers and blue collar jobs
Beyond the Headlines: Centre Director Audrey Macklin discusses immigration policy in Canada
Ottawa Citizen: Professor Anthony Doob and Lisa Kerr pen opinion piece on criminal justice system reform
Washington Post: Centre Director Audrey Macklin comments on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s odds of obtaining Canadian permanent residency
The Varsity: Professor Mariana Valverde comments on Sidewalk Toronto’s smart city plan
The Globe and Mail: Erick Laming authors opinion piece about limited funding for First Nations’ police services
The National Post: Erick Laming comments on police shootings and community trust in police
The National Post: Erick Laming comments on police shootings and data collection
The Globe and Mail: Catherine Evans authors opinion piece on what history says about how the question of whether the Toronto van attack suspect is criminally responsible will be settled.
The Toronto Star: Scot Wortley comments on use-of-force reporting
Nunatsiaq News: Erick Laming discusses the policies guiding the use of body camera's in the Iqaluit RCMP pilot project
CBC News: Erick Laming discusses the RCMP's body cam pilot project in Iqaluit
November 2020
The London Free Press: Erick Laming discusses concerns over police invistigating themselvesTVO: Erick Laming discusses the importance of First Nations police services
The Globe and Mail: Coverage of a report by prepared by Professor Anthony Doob and alumna Jane Sprott refuting the attribution, by Correctional Service Canada, of ongoing SIU practices to COVID-19
Coverage of the report on solitary confinement prepared by Professor Anthony Doob and alumna Jane Sprott following the end of the Structured Intervention Unit Implementation Advisory Panel earlier this year:
- The Chilliwack Progress
- The Conversation
- Kamloops this Week (Candadian Press)
CBC News: Erick Laming discusses a Scarborough pilot project replacing police with Indigenous crisis teams on mental health checks
Coverage of the latest Policing the Pandemic report by Alex Luscombe and Alexander McClelland, “An extreme last resort”: Monetary Penalties and the Policing of COVID-19 in Canada:
- The National Post (Canadian Press)
- The Toronto Star
October 2020
The Toronto Star: Mariana Valverde authors opinion piece calling to replace the RCMP with local, community-based approaches
CBC News: Erick Laming discussese ways to improve police oversight and accountability in Ontario
CBC News: Jihyun Kwon discusses Ontario's police disciplinary tribunal
Coverage of the report on solitary confinement prepared by Professor Anthony Doob and alumna Jane Sprott following the end of the Structured Intervention Unit Implementation Advisory Panel earlier this year:
- The Hill Times
- Canadian Lawyer
- Maclean's
- The Globe and Mail
- CTV News (Canadian Press)
CBC News: Erick Laming discusses the impact on public perception of an officer keeping their job after a criminal conviction
Nunatsiaq News: Erick Laming discusses the use of body-worn cameras by RCMP in Iqaluit begining next month
Broadview: Erick Laming discusses police funding and trust in the police
The Toronto Star: Erick Laming discusses "thin blue line" merchandise
The Parallel Campaign: Professor Beatrice Jauregui's work on on police unions is discussed
CBC News: Professor Scot Wortley comments on police approach on de-escalating distress situations.
September 2020
The Toronto Star: Professor Scot Wortley discusses a ‘Punisher’ patch spotted on a Toronto police officer's uniform
Political and Legal Anthropology Review: Professor Beatrice Jauregui authors piece on police discrimination in India.
Bloomberg: Professor Ayobami Laniyonu discusses the importance of reinvestment for alternate policing models
Continued coverage following the end of the Structured Intervention Unit Implementation Advisory Panel chaired by Professor Anthony Doob:
August 2020
CBC News: Erick Laming discusses Toronto Police Service's new body-worn cameras (French)
CBC News: Erick Laming discusses the release of online summaries of RCMP reviews by the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission (French)
CBC Radio's Day 6: Erick Laming discusses the SIU investigation into Regis Korshinski-Paquet's death
Coverage following the end of the Structured Intervention Unit Implementation Advisory Panel chaired by Professor Anthony Doob:
- Maclean's
- The National Post
- Vice (August 28)
- CBC News (August 27)
- Vice (August 27)
- CBC News (August 26)
- The Globe and Mail
- MSN News (Canadian Press)
The Nova Scotia Advocate: PhD student Jessica Bundy is interviewed about race and policing in rural Nova Scotia
The Globe and Mail: Professor Anthony Doob discusses monitoring the implementation of a new law that abolishes the use of solitary confinement.
Vice: PhD student Giancarlo Fiorella discusses how Microsoft Flight Simulator displays conflict zones and concentration camps (authored piece on Bellingcat)
The Walrus: Julius Haag discusses public perceptions of police and the media
The Walrus: Professor Kelly Hannah-Moffat comments on the implementation of Creating Changes in women's prisons in Canada
The National Post: Professor Scot Wortley comments on the release of inmates from Canadian correctional institutions in response to the pandemic
Coverage of the new OHRC report on racial profiling and racial discrimination of Black persons by the Toronto Police Service
- The Toronto Star (August 10)
- CBC News
- The Toronto Sun
- Now Magazine
- Global News (video)
- Daily Hive
- Canadian Press (CP24)
- The Toronto Star (August 17)
The Wire: Professor Beatrice Jauregui is interviewed about criminal links with the Uttar Pradesh police, the Delhi police's investigation of the riots and the custodial death of a father-son duo in Tamil Nadu.
CBC News: Professor Anthony Doob's analysis shows the high rate of police-related deaths in Nunavik
CBC News: Erick Laming comments on RCMP improper force allegations
July 2020
Just Security: Professor Kamari Clarke authors piece on how international criminal Law helps entrench structural inequality
openDemocracy: PhD student Serdar San authors piece on Turkey's neighbourhood watchmen
UofT News: Professor Markus Dubber, who is cross-appointed to CrimSL, discusses the new Oxford Handbook of Ethics of AI
American Anthropologist: Professor Kamari Clarke is interviewed
CBC News: PhD Student Julius Haag discusses the impact of the pandemic on gun violence
Toronto.com: PhD Student Julius Haag discusses defunding the police
CBC News: Professor Anthony Doob provides statistical analysis and discussion of the high rate of police-related deaths in Nunavut
The National Post: PhD student Erick Laming discusses the impact of recruiting Indigenous officers for Indigenous policing
The Nova Scotia Advocate: Professor Scot Wortley discusses what is needed to address anti-Black racism in policing
Indian Express: Research by Professor Beatrice Jauregui is cited in a discussion of excessive police violence
CBC News: PhD student Erick Laming discusses the role of domestic violence charges in Nova Scotia's rate of criminal charges against officers
CBC News: Professor Scot Wortley discusses police backgrounds among SIU investigators
CTV's Your Morning: PhD student Erick Laming discusses holding police accountable in Indigenous communities (video)
The Chronicle Herald: Discussion of the significance and impact of Professor Scot Wortley's report on police stops in Halifax
CBC News: PhD student Erick Laming discusses BC's Independent Investigations Office
CBC News: PhD student Erick Laming discusses the strained relationship between police and Indigenous people
Nunatsiaq News: PhD student Erick Laming comments on Nunavut RCMP body camera discussions
Policy Options: PhD student Erick Laming has co-authored a piece on policies for police body-worn cameras
CTV News: PhD student Erick Laming discusses calls to defund police
The Toronto Star: PhD student Erick Laming discusses police oversight and research by PhD student Jihyun Kwon and Professor Scot Wortley is cited
CTV News: PhD student Erick Laming discusses why few police officers investigated by watchdogs are charged
The Wire: Research by Professor Beatrice Jauregui is cited in a discussion of excessive police violence
PhD student Erick Laming comments on the use of police body cameras:
June 2020
The Toronto Star: PhD student Erick Laming discusses accountability for First Nations’ police
Toronto.com: PhD student Adam Ellis discusses solutions to gang violence in GTA cities
Durhamregion.com: PhD student Adam Ellis discusses his experience with gangs
The Toronto Star: PhD student Julius Haag comments on the significance of the case involving Dafonte Miller
Coverage of the latest publication from the Policing the Pandemic mapping project, co-authored with the CCLA:
Orangeville.com: PhD student Adam Ellis comments on gang activities in GTA cities
The Globe and Mail: Recommendations by CrimSL's founding director, John Ll. J. Edwards regarding the roles of justice minister and attorney-general are referenced by a letter writer
Global News: PhD student Erick Laming comments on the government plan to address racism in the RCMP
Baffler Magazine: PhD student Alex Luscombe discusses non-profit police foundations
UofT's The New Normal podcast: PhD student Julius Haag participates in an episode on anti-Black racism (Part 1) (Part 2)
Wait, There’s More podcast: PhD student Erick Laming discusses systemic racism within the RCMP
Global News: PhD student Erick Laming discusses oversight of the RCMP
Global News: PhD Student Jihyun Kwon discusses police ability to predict and prevent mass shootings
CBC Radio The Current: PhD student Erick Laming discusses police oversight
CBC Radio Cross Country Checkup: PhD student Erick Laming discusses the treatment of Indigenous people by police in Canada
CBC Radio Cross Country Checkup: PhD student Erick Laming discusses Indigenous police funding and calls to defund the police
The Toronto Sun: PhD student Erick Laming co-authors opinion piece on police body cameras
CTV News: Professor Scot Wortley discusses calls to defund the police
CTV News: PhD student Erick Laming discusses trust in police
Vox: Professor Ayobami Laniyonu discusses defunding as a policy for police abolition
CBC News: PhD student Erick Laming pens op-ed on police accountability and civilian oversight
Professor Scot Wortley discusses race-based data collection by Ontario's SIU
CTV News: PhD student Erick Laming discusses the RCMP Commissioner's recent comments on systemic racism (video)
CBC News: Professor Scot Wortley comments on the response to his report on police stops in Nova Scotia published last year
The Toronto Star: Julius Haag comments on the selection of Toronto’s next police chief
The Globe and Mail: PhD student Erick Laming comments on the use of police body cameras
The Chronicle Herald: Professor Scot Wortley comments on police stops in Nova Scotia following his report published last year
The Calgary Sun: Professor Anthony Doob comments on the proposed Alberta parole board
CBC News: PhD student Erick Laming comments on calls for police body cameras
Q107: PhD student Jihyun Kwon comments on police use of force in Canada
Freshdaily: Discussion of police brutality in Canada references reports by Professor Scot Wortley on the police-related deaths of Indigenous people and Black people.
The Toronto Star: PhD student Erick Laming comments on the use of police body cameras
The Calgary Herald: Professor Anthony Doob comments on the proposed Alberta parole board
May 2020
ABC News: Director Audrey Macklin comments on Americans living in Canada during the pandemic
The Toronto Star: Professor Scot Wortley comments on crime rates during the pandemic
Pandemic Borders: Director Audrey Macklin pens piece on mobility during the pandemic
Coverage of the mapping project by PhD student Alex Luscombe and Alexander McClelland (University of Ottawa):
Global News: PhD student Alex Luscombe comments on the cost of fines issued in COVID-19 enforcement in an article discussing the latest Policing the Pandemic enforcement report (April 14, 2020 - May 1, 2020)
CBC News: Coverage of the mapping project by PhD student Alex Luscombe and Alexander McClelland (University of Ottawa)
April 2020
Global News: Alex Luscombe, Alexander McCLelland, and Akwasi Owusu-Bempah comment on the enforcement of COVID-19 measures
Montreal Gazette: PhD student Alex Luscombe co-authored opinion piece on why tickets and fines are unlikely to help against COVID-19
Calcalist: PhD student Dikla Yogev pens opinion article about coronavirus and ultra-Orthodox society
National Post: PhD student Alex Luscombe comments on the use of ticketing to enforce COVID-19 measures
Radio-Canada: French language coverage of the mapping project by PhD student Alex Luscombe and Alexander McClelland (University of Ottawa
National Post: PhD student Alex Luscombe comments on the use of ticketing to enforce COVID-19 measures
London Free Press: Coverage of the mapping project by PhD student Alex Luscombe and Alexander McClelland (University of Ottawa)
The Toronto Star: Further coverage of the mapping project by PhD student Alex Luscombe and Alexander McClelland (University of Ottawa)
NOW Magazine: PhD student Alex Luscombe and Alexander McClelland (University of Ottawa) have created a map tracking criminal charges laid under new laws that enforce physical distancing rulesMap: Policing The PandemicWhite paper: Policing the Pandemic: Tracking the Policing of Covid-19 across Canada
Enforcement Report: April 4-13, 2020
March 2020
TVO's The Agenda: Professor Mariana Valverde appears on a panel discussing Airbnb and the housing crisis
Ryerson Centre for Free Expression: The latest in a series of blog posts on Waterfront Toronto by Professor Mariana Valverde has been published
February 2020
The Toronto Star: PhD Student Alex Luscombe comments on private donations to law enforcement agencies
The Conversation: Centre Director Audrey Macklin authors piece on Brazil's refugee policies
The American Prospect: Centre Director Audrey Macklin comments on Safe Third Country Agreements
Vice: Professor Mariana Valverde comments on the struggle to make Airbnb follow municipal rules
January 2020
Global News Centre Director Audrey Macklin comments on the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
The American Prospect: Centre Director Audrey Macklin discusses the Safe Third Country Agreement
CBC News: Centre Director Audrey Macklin comments on immigration, temporary foreign workers and blue collar jobs
Beyond the Headlines: Centre Director Audrey Macklin discusses immigration policy in Canada
Ottawa Citizen: Professor Anthony Doob and Lisa Kerr pen opinion piece on criminal justice system reform
Washington Post: Centre Director Audrey Macklin comments on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s odds of obtaining Canadian permanent residency
The Varsity: Professor Mariana Valverde comments on Sidewalk Toronto’s smart city plan
The Globe and Mail: Centre Director Audrey Macklin comments on deference to decision-makers in administrative cases
The Toronoto Star: PhD student Erick Laming and Junior Fellow Ferdouse Asefi pen opinion piece on the rights of Indigenous people under a Liberal minority government
November 2019
The Globe and Mail: Professor Scot Wortley discusses his findings on the police-related civilian-death rate for Indigenous Canadians
The Coast: Professor Scot Wortley is interviewed regarding his report on street checks for the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission
CBC News: Professor Matthew Light comments on corruption in post-Soviet Russia
Global News: Dr. Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, who is cross appointed to CrimSL, comments on the recognition of Black Canadian soldiers
CBC: Professor Mariana Valverde discusses residents protesting about shelters in their neighbourhood
The Toronto Star: PhD Student Julius Haag comments on the perception of easy bail for those accused of firearm-related crimes
October 2019
The Toronto Star: PhD Student Grace Tran pens opinion piece reflecting on the immigration system following the deaths of 39 migrants
The Toronto Star: Professor Scot Wortley and Dr. Akwasi Owusu-Bempah comment on gang related violence.
Policy Options: PhD Student Erick Laming pens piece on police body cameras
Yahoo News: PhD Student Adam Ellis comments on the political debate around guns
U of T News: Dr. Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, who is cross appointed to CrimSL, talks about his work on cannabis amnesty
CBC News: Director Audrey Macklin discusses the political rhetoric about border control
The Toronto Star: Profiling alumnus Kevin Lunianga’s experience interning for three months at a community centre in Rwanda during his MA
University of Toronto Magazine: Profile of Director Audrey Macklin’s research into Canada’s private refugee sponsorship program
InsideOttawaValley.com: Profile of undergraduate alumna Stacie Dowdall
September 2019
The Toronto Star: PhD student Julius Haag comments on Toronto Police claims that a special project aimed at combating gun violence is working
The Toronto Star: PhD student Julius Haag spoke on behalf of Professors Scot Wortley and Akwasi Owusu-Bempah to the Toronto Police Services Board regarding the collection of race-based data
The Metropole: Professor Mariana Valverde co-authors piece on Google’s development plans for Toronto’s Port Lands
Winnipeg Free Press: PhD student Erick Laming comments on the Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba decision to delay notifying the public of investigations into criminal allegations against police officers
CBC News: Professor Scot Wortley comments on the Toronto Police Board’s draft policy for collecting race-based data
August 2019
CBC News: Centre Director Audrey Macklin speaks on the problem of foreign fighters (audio)
The Toronto Star: Centre Director Audrey Macklin comments on Canada’s track record of respecting UN requests
In Brampton: Anthony Doob Doob discusess increased crime rates in Brampton
The Conversation: Centre Director Audrey Macklin pens piece on citizenship revocation
Centre Director Audrey Macklin comments on the deportation of former child refugees: The Toronto Star, CBC News
Centre Director Audrey Macklin discusses Canada’s reaction to Britain stripping Jack Letts of his citizenship: National Post, The Globe and Mail, BBC News, CBC News
Breakfast Television: PhD student Adam Ellis discusses the recent surge in gun violence in Toronto (video)
July 2019
CBC News: Centre Director Audrey Macklin discusses the Safe Third Country Agreement following a new U.S. policy for its southern border
CBC Power and Politics: Centre Director Audrey Macklin discusses the Safe Third Country Agreement following a new U.S. policy for its southern border
Winnepeg Free Press: Professor Anthony Doob comments on youth in pre-trial custody
The Toronto Star: Centre Director Audrey Macklin discusses Canadian citizenship tests
June 2019
Global News: Centre Director Audrey Macklin discusses stripping terror suspects of citizenship
Global News: PhD Student Erick Laming discusses Durham police’s adoption of bdy cameras
Vancouver Sun: PhD grad Alexandra Lysova discusses intimate partner violence
May 2019
The Toronto Star: Centre Director Audrey Macklin speaks about fear-based messaging regarding refugees
The Real News Network: Professor Mariana Valverde is interviewed regarding Sidewalk Labs and Waterfront Toronto
The Toronto Star: Research by Scot Wortley and Akwasi Owusu-Bempah is cited regarding the overrepresentation of Black people in the Nova Scotia justice system
CBC News: Centre Director Audrey Macklin discusses the Auditor General’s report on Canada’s asylum system (from 29:10)
April 2019
CBC News: Centre Director Audrey Macklin discusses refugee claimants (podcast)
Foreign Affairs: PhD student Giancarlo Fiorella writes piece on Juan Guaidó and the Venezuelan constitution
La Presse: Professor Matthew Light writes opinion piece on Russian influence in the West
NOW Magazine: Professor Mariana Valverde comments on the regulation of sex work
Advocate Daily: Professor Kelly Hannah-Moffat is cited as an expert witness on jail conditions
March 2019
The Toronto Star: PhD Student Valentin Pereda speaks about cartel violence in Mexico
W5: PhD Student Valentin Pereda appears in a W5 story about cartel violence in Mexico
CTV News: Professor Scot Wortley is interviewed regarding his report on Halifax Police street checks
CBC News: Centre Director Audrey Macklin is interviewed regarding Omar Khadr
Edmondon Journal: Professor Anthony Doob comments on parole from provincial institutions
CBC Docs POV: PhD student Adam Ellis appears in a new documentary on gun violence in Toronto
The Lawyers Daily: Professor Anthony Doob writes about rehabilitating Canada’s pardon system
Signal Toronto: Professor Mariana Valverde comments on the Sidewalks Labs consultation process
February 2019
U of T News: Cross-Appointed Professor Markus Dubber is profiled ahead of a two-day workshop on the progress of the Oxford Handbook on the Ethics of AIThe Globe and Mail: Professor Kelly Hannah-Moffat testifies as an expert witness on jail conditionsSpacing: Professor Mariana Valverde comments on the Sidewalk Labs planning process
McGill Tribune: PhD student Julius Haag participates in a panel on racism and systemic discrimination in Canada
National Post: PhD student Giancarlo Fiorella comments on union involvement in the political situation in Venezuela
CBC News: PhD student Erick Laming on Montreal’s decision not to use police body cameras
January 2019
Washington Post: Professor Audrey Macklin comments on the implications of the Supreme Court case regarding human rights violations in EritreaCBC News: Professor Audrey Macklin discusses upcoming Supreme Court case regarding human rights violations in EritreaThe Conversation: Professor Mariana Valverde pens article on Airbnb’s impact on urban housing markets
Toronto Sun: Professor Mariana Valverde discusses Toronto police’s recent traffic blitzes
CBC News: PhD student Adam Ellis pens op-ed about the need to address the root causes of violence
The Toronto Star: PhD student Adam Ellis pens op-ed critiquing a public health approach to reducing gun violence
The Toronto Star: Professor Scot Wortley comments on the number of homicides in Toronto in 2018
Edmonton Journal: Professor Anthony Doob discusses supervision after an individual is released from prison
The Huffington Post: PhD student Erick Laming pens op-ed on police abuse and police board reform
The Toronto Star: Professor Scot Wortley updates the Halifax police board on his ongoing street-check report
CBC News: Professor Scot Wortley updates the Halifax police board on his ongoing street-check report
The Toronto Star: Professor Mariana Valverde pens op-ed on the Auditor General’s assessment of the Port Lands Flood protection plan
Full media coverage of the Ontario Human Rights Commission interim report on race and policing, featuring Professor Scot Wortley, PhD student Julius Haag, and PhD grad Akwasi Owusu-Bempah
The Globe and Mail: CrimSL director Audrey Macklin speaks at a press conference about the implications of the Global Compact for Migration
CityNews: Professor Mariana Valverde comments on the cost of a cannabis store license
November 2018
The Conversation: Professor Anthony Doob is cited regarding pardons and reoffendingCity Pages: Professor Mariana Valverde comments on Domino’s pizza pothole campaignThe Province: Former MA student Vincent Harinam coauthors piece on gun bans
The Toronto Star: Professor Scot Wortley comments on Toronto’s homicide rate
Montreal Gazette: PhD student Erick Laming pens opinion piece regarding police oversight in Quebec
The Intercept: CrimSL director Audrey Macklin discusses the Safe Third Country Agreement
October 2018
Popular Front: PhD Student Giancarlo Fiorella speaks about the crushed rebellion in VenezuelaCBC News: CrimSL PhD grad Akwasi Owusu-Bempah discusses pardons for cannabis convictions
September 2018
CTV News: Professor Mariana Valverde discusses current rules for drinking in public.toronto.com: Professor Scot Wortley discusses solutions for addressing gun violenceThe Lawyers Daily: Director Audrey Macklin discusses a recent report on AI used in immigration systems
Global News: Professor Scot Wortley comments on a potential handgun ban
The Globe and Mail: Professor Scot Wortley participates in a town hall on reducing gun violence
Business Insider: CrimSL Director Audrey Macklin is quoted regarding refugees seeking asylum in Canada
Eater: Professor Mariana Valverde comments on Domino’s pizza pothole campaign
The Toronto Star: An update released by Halifax’s Board of Police Commissioners describes Professor Scot Wortley’s ongoing review of street checks in Halifax
The Globe and Mail: Professor Mariana Valverde comments on the constitutional status of local democracy
August 2018
National Review: Former MA student Vincent Harinam coauthors piece on UK weapons-control lawsThe Lawyers Daily: Professor Anthony Doob writes about long-term solutions to gun violenceU of T News: Professor Mariana Valverde comments on the early days of UofT’s Sexual Representation Collection
The Globe and Mail: CrimSL Director Audrey Macklin comments on the legal status of irregular border crossers
The Toronto Star: Professor Mariana Valverde pens opinion piece regarding changes to Toronto city council
July 2018
The Toronto Star: Professor Mariana Valverde comments on how income impacts political representationThe Toronto Star: Professor Scot Wortley describes the market for illegal firearmsThe Globe and Mail: Centre Director Audrey Macklin is quoted regarding rescued White Helmet Syrian humanitarian workers being resettled in Canada
The Toronto Star: Professor Scot Wortley comments on police decisions to publicly release information regarding potential threats
The Washington Post: PhD student Alex Luscombe and PhD graduate Akwasi Owusu-Bempah’s analysis on arrest statistics is cited in an op-ed calling for mass pardons for cannabis convictions
The Globe and Mail: Centre Director Audrey Macklin interviewed regarding the impact of the Safe Third Country Agreement
Global News: Professor Scot Wortley interviewed about policing that targets communities
The Globe and Mail: Centre Director Audrey Macklin quoted regarding African and Asian scholars denied visas to attend the recent LSA conference
Global News: PhD student Erick Laming comments on police oversight and the need for independent investigations
June 2018
The Atlantic: Centre Director Audrey Macklin‘s Washington Post op-ed is quoted in a story about responses to asylum-seekersBlogTO: Professor Scot Wortley spoke about Toronto’s homicide rate in comparison to other citiesWashington Post: Centre Director Audrey Macklin pens opinion piece calling on Canada to suspend or revoke the Safe Third Country Agreement
New York Times: Centre Director Audrey Macklin is quoted extensively on the Safe Third Country Agreement
CBC News: Professor Scot Wortley comments on recent Toronto police raids and what happens after large scale arrests
National Post: Centre Director Audrey Macklin interviewed about the Safe Third Country Agreement
The Toronto Star: Professor Anthony Doob quoted regarding the need to look at long-term trends when considering recent gun violence in Toronto
Centre Director Audrey Macklin appeared on TVO’s The Agenda to discuss asylum-seekers crossing into Canada
May 2018
BBC News: Professor Mariana Valverde‘s op-ed in the Conversation is quoted in a story about Sidewalk Labs’ Quayside developmentThe Atlantic: Director Audrey Macklin quoted in Atlantic article on Canadian immigration and border policyEdmonton Journal: PhD student Erick Laming comments on ‘puppycide’ and police use of force data
What's That Noise?!:PhD Student Alex Luscombe speaks about using Access to Information (ATI) and Freedom of Information (FOI) requests as data sources
New York Times: PhD Student Giancarlo Fiorella wrote an op-ed with Aliaume Leroy about their open source investigation into the death of Óscar Pérez
Policy Options: Professor Anthony Doob and CrimSL PhD grads Jane Sprott and Cheryl Webster write about Canada’s success in reducing youth imprisonment in the last two decades.
CBC News: Professor Anthony Doob interviewed about Canadian convicts repatriated from foreign prisons
April 2018
The Hill: Former MA student Vincent Harinam pens opinion piece on Venezuelan gun banReuters: Director Audrey Macklin interviewed about asylum seekers at the Canadian borderCBC News: MA students Cristina Tucciarone, Ferdouse Asefi and Sebastian di Domenico pen opinion piece on incarcerated youth and solitary confinement
USA Today: PhD student Erick Laming interviewed about police-involved shootings and the Toronto van attack
APTN News: MA student Lysandra Moreno wrote about the need to improve training for all legal actors in Gladue courts
Portland Mercury: Professor Rosemary Gartner interviewed about her book, Murdering Holiness, co-authored with Jim Phillips, and Oregon’s Holy Rollers
U of T News: Professor Scot Wortley and PhD student Erick Laming analyze police officer’s conduct in Toronto van attack
Vice: PhD student Alex Luscombe and CrimSL PhD grad Akwasi Owusu-Bempah pen opinion piece on why legalization won’t change racial disparities in cannabis arrests
Vice: PhD student Alex Luscombe and CrimSL PhD grad Akwasi Owusu-Bempah provide analysis on arrest statistics for cannabis possession
Global News: PhD student Erick Laming interviewed about Fredericton’s police body-camera program
March 2018
Global News: Professor Matthew Light interviewed regarding the recent expulsions of Russian diplomats from western countriesABC Big Ideas: Presentation by Director Audrey Macklin on the private sponsorship of refugeesCBC News: Professor Emeritus Anthony Doob comments on PEI’s practice of incarcerating drunk drivers
February 2018
CTV News: Professor Matthew Light interviewed about the upcoming Russian electioniHeart Radio: PhD student Erick Laming interviewed about police accountabilityCTV News: Professor Matthew Light interviewed about Russian interference in U.S. election
January 2018
The Conversation: Professor Mariana Valverde pens opinion piece entitled The Controversy over Google’s Futuristic Plans for TorontoThe Globe and Mail: Director Audrey Macklin pens opinion piece on Abdoul Abdi deportation caseTVO's The Agenda: Director Audrey Macklin participates in panel discussion about refugee deportation
The Toronoto Star: PhD student Erick Laming and Junior Fellow Ferdouse Asefi pen opinion piece on the rights of Indigenous people under a Liberal minority government
The Torotnto Star: Study by former MA student Janelle Douthwright finds that black job seekers have harder time finding retail and service work than their white counterparts
CBC News: Professor Scot Wortley comments on community meeting on police racial profiling held by Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission
Lansing State Journal: PhD student Erick Laming interviewed by Lansing State Journal about police body cams
CBC News: Professor Scot Wortley to be consulted by Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission on allegations of racial profiling by Halifax police
Edmonton Journal: PhD student Erick Laming interviewed for story on police body cams
HardNews Media: Professor Beatrice Jauregui interviewed by HardNews about rejuvenating the police force in India
The Globe and Mail: Director Audrey Macklin quoted in Globe and Mail article titled Immigration tribunal to audit long-term detention practices
Huffington Post: PhD student Erick Laming publishes opinion piece titled Canada needs a national database to track deadly force by police
The Globe and Mail: Director Audrey Macklin publishes op-ed titled Ottawa failed Khadr: that’s why he deserves compensation
CBC News: Director Audrey Macklin interviewed about Omar Khadr apology and compensation
CBC News: Director Audrey Macklin was quoted in a recent article, “As Trump travel ban takes effect, lawyers mobilize at Canadian airports“
Ottawa Citizen: PhD student Erick Laming discusses best practices for policing the police
The Globe and Mail: Professor Mariana Valverde interviewed about same-sex marriage in Canada
CBC News: PhD student Erick Laming interviewed about online crime reporting
CBC News: Professor Audrey Macklin discuss the Trump ban and the Safe Third Country Agreement
CBC News: Professor Audrey Macklin on whether Canada should suspend the Safe Third Country Agreement
The Globe and Mail: Professor Emeritus Anthony Doob discusses preliminary inquiries and the need for better data
Huffington Post: PhD student Erick Laming explains why Canadian police services are not adopting body cameras
Huffington Post: PhD student Valentin Pereda publishes an article in Huff Post on why a Mexican cartel targeted Canadian festival organizers
Spacing: Professor Mariana Valverde writes column in Spacing Toronto on the truth and post-truth about Pride and Black Lives Matter Toronto
CBC News: Professor Scot Wortley comments on movement of gangs within Canada
Edmonton Journal: Professor Anthony Doob discusses supervision after an individual is released from prison
The Huffington Post: PhD student Erick Laming pens op-ed on police abuse and police board reform
The Toronto Star: Professor Scot Wortley updates the Halifax police board on his ongoing street-check report
CBC News: Professor Scot Wortley updates the Halifax police board on his ongoing street-check report
The Toronto Star: Professor Mariana Valverde pens op-ed on the Auditor General’s assessment of the Port Lands Flood protection plan
Full media coverage of the Ontario Human Rights Commission interim report on race and policing, featuring Professor Scot Wortley, PhD student Julius Haag, and PhD grad Akwasi Owusu-Bempah
The Globe and Mail: CrimSL director Audrey Macklin speaks at a press conference about the implications of the Global Compact for Migration
CityNews: Professor Mariana Valverde comments on the cost of a cannabis store license
Huffginton Post: PhD student Erick Laming publishes column in Huff Post on police body cameras
CBC Radio Ottawa: PhD student Erick Laming interviewed by CBC Radio Ottawa about police body cameras
Ottawa Citizen: PhD student Erick Laming writes column in Ottawa Citizen on police use of force against the mentally ill
U of T News: PhD alumnus Akwasi Owusu-Bempah interviewed by U of T News about research at the intersection of race, crime and criminal justice
Huffginton Post: PhD student Erick Laming writes on police use of deadly force in Huff Post
The Globe and Mail: PhD alumnus Akwasi Owusu-Bempah publishes op-ed in the Globe and Mail: A hard truth: Canada’s policing style very similar to the U.S.
The Toronto Star: PhD Students Erick Laming and Jinyun Kwon, along with Professor Scot Wortley provide insight into Police body-worn cameras in Toronto – Police body-worn cameras ‘not a magic bullet,’ say U of T researchers (Toronto Star)
The Toronto Star: Professor Scot Wortley provides expertise on carding. Jermaine Carby’s death like a hole in the heart, mother says at inquest (Toronto Star)
The Globe and Mail: Professor Patricia Erickson is interviewed by The Varsity and publishes letter to the editor (Globe and Mail) regarding the legalization of marijuana
CBC News: Prof Kelly Hannah-Moffat is interviewed regarding Solitary Confinement in this CBC piece
The Toronto Star: Prof Kelly Hannah-Moffat discusses the implications of a correctional worker’s strike in the Toronto Star Ontario jail guards’ impending strike threatens prisoner rights: expert
The Toronto Star: Column in The Toronto Star by Roy McMurtry and Tony Doob, Four Fixes for Canada’s Broken Justice System
Spacing: How to consult in gentrifying neighbourhoods by Prof. Mariana Valverde in Spacing Magazine.
U of T News: Prof. Mariana Valverde is interviewed on the Uber controversy in Toronto.
The Guardian: Professor Audrey Macklin‘s immigration piece appeared in The Guardian. European politicians envy Canada’s points system for migrants. But how well has it worked?
U of T News: Kelly Hannah-Moffat talks to UofT Bulletin about solitary confinement. Details here.
The Harper Decade: Professor Emeritus Anthony Doob writes on The Harper Decade: The Conservative Take on Crime Policy
The Globe and Mail: Centre alumnus Akwasi Owusu-Bempah writes in the Globe and Mail: The End of Carding is just the Beginning.
The Globe and Mail: Junior Fellow Kyle Kirkup pens an article in the Globe and Mail titled It’s Unstoppable: Same-sex marriage is coming to the U.S.
The Guardian: Professor Audrey Macklin’s immigration piece appeared in The Guardian. European politicians envy Canada’s points system for migrants. But how well has it worked?
U of T News: Kelly Hannah-Moffat talks to UofT Bulletin about solitary confinement. Details here.
The Globe and Mail: Professor Anthony Doob pens another great piece – Life without parole is a solution without a problem The Globe and Mail, Jan 30th, 2015.
The Globe and Mail: Junior Fellow Kyle Kirkup penned a piece in the Globe and Mail titled Ontario’s welcome move on rights shows reality of trans people in prisons Jan 26th, 2015
U of T News: Professor Anthony Doob Remembers Eddie Greenspan – Friend of Justice.
National Post: Greenspan & Doob: Stephen Harper’s scary crime bluster Professor Emeritus Anthony Doob and legendary criminal lawyer, Eddie Greenspan, have co-written many articles on criminal justice in Canada. This article, in the National Post, was published after Mr. Greenspan’s death. National Post, Dec 30th, 2014.
TVO's The Agenda: Professor Matthew Light has done field research both in southern Russia and in neighbouring Georgia. In these interviews with journalist Steve Paikin of “The Agenda” on Ontario Public Television, Prof. Light assesses the reasons for, risks to, and consequences of the 2014 winter Olympics in Sochi. View the panel discussion or listen to an interview from a few years ago for more information.
Law Times: “Women Inmates on the Rise” Professor Kelly Hannah-Moffat talks about the increase in the number of women in federal prisons in the Law Times. August 4, 2014
“G20 proved a turning point for Bill Blair” Professor Emeritus Anthony Doob talks about Chief Bill Blair in the Toronto Star. July 31, 2014
Law Times: “Reliance on sureties boosting Ontario remand numbers” Centre alumnus Nicole Myers’ work on bail with Abby Deshman of the CCLA is featured in the Law Times. July 28, 2014
The Toronto Star: “No charges, no trial, but presumed guilty” Professors Kelly Hannah-Moffat and Paula Maurutto cited by The Toronto Star about findings from their research on the impact of criminal records. Canadians were outraged, read more here. May 17, 2014
The Globe and Mail: “The Kremlin, not language, is driving Ukraine apart” Professor Matthew Light and McGill’s Maria Poova write op-ed in The Globe and Mail. April 15, 2014
The Toronto Star: “City says anti-gang program should have core” Professor Scot Wortley cited by the Toronto Star, November 27, 2013
The Globe and Mail: “Unfazed by gun-crime ruling, Tories look at new mandatory sentences”Professor Emeritus Anthony Doob cited in The Globe and Mail, November 14, 2013
The Toronto Star: “Police stops damage lives of black Torontonians” Professor Scot Wortley in the Toronto Star, September 28, 2013
The Toronto Star: “The big questions behind Justin Trudeau’s toke” Professor Emeritus Anthony Doob in the Toronto Star, September 23, 2013
The Toronto Star: “Renting out a private parking spot in Toronto is illegal” Professor Mariana Valverde‘s work on city bylaw’s is discussed in the Toronto Star, March 17, 2013
The Toronto Star: “Analysis: Why we should worry about who we’re jailing” Ph.D. Candidate Akwasi Owusu-Bempah in the Toronto Star, March 1, 2013
The Toronto Star: “Unequal justice: Aboriginal and black inmates disproportionately fill Ontario jails” Ph.D. Candidate Akwasi Owusu-Bempah’s research cited in the Toronto Star, March 1, 2013
The Globe and Mail: “Everyday Law on the Street: A look at how municipal law works – or doesn’t work” Professor Mariana Valverde‘s latest book is reviewed in The Globe and Mail, February 8, 2013
The Globe and Mail: “Harper’s ‘tough on crime’ is all torque” Professor Emeritus Anthony Doob with Edward Greenspan in the Globe and Mail, January 16, 2013