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Policing mental health: an exploratory study of crisis intervention teams and co-response teams in the Canadian context
(2018-05-01)
Due to an increase in interactions between the police and persons with mental illness (PMI), police services have begun deploying specialized mental health responses to more adequately address these calls. One of these ...
Campus sexual violence: exploring student perspectives on sexual violence and the effectiveness of university responses
(2019-08-01)
Sexual violence is a prevalent problem across North American universities. There is a lack of understanding of students’ sexually violent attitudes and behaviours and the effectiveness of university responses to sexual ...
Examining the utility of pre-charge youth diversion programs: a Canadian context
(2015-05-01)
Despite the perceived benefits of pre-charge diversion programs, some researchers contend that programs based on police selection may suffer from selection bias. Critics have also argued that diversion programs are being ...
Social importance of recognizing the victimization for mothers of school shooters
(2019-01-01)
This paper presents various topics that contribute to understanding Sue Klebold, Monique
Lépine, Terri Roberts, Laurel Harper, and Parvinder Sandhu as secondary victims of school shooting homicides. With the application ...
Neuroimaging metrics of drug- and food-cue reactivity as a function of psychopathic traits, substance use, and substance dependence
(2018-08-01)
We conducted two fMRI studies assessing the relationship between psychopathy and drug- and food-related neural reactivity. In the first study, we assessed the relationship between psychopathic traits and neural reactivity ...
Risk and resilience: the impact of community programs on LGBTQ youth
(2016-04-01)
There is a considerable amount of research suggesting that the challenges faced by LGBTQ youth can severely impact their lives, mental health, and general well-being.
However, there still is a gap in the literature that ...
Can participation in drug treatment courts reduce emergency department use? An evaluation.
(2015-08-01)
Drug treatment court evaluations often measure criminal recidivism. Further research is required to reflect any additional social benefits that may transpire from participation in this diversion program. To expand drug ...
404 not found error: searching for truth in privatized corrections through online material
(2012-12-01)
In the last three decades private involvement in correctional service has transformed. Since the 1980s private interest in correctional service has evolved from the delivery of tertiary and secondary services such as ...
Conceptualizing Silk Road as countercultural rebellion
(2015-08-01)
Silk Road (SR) is an anonymous online illicit marketplace (OIM) that is often cited as an example of criminal innovation. I add that SR is more than just a marketplace and should be considered as a demonstration of rebellion. ...
Reconsidering the 'new' penology: Risk management, dangerous and judicial decision-making.
(2013-07-01)
As a result of the prevailing sense that ‘nothing works’ and the proliferation of risk oriented concerns in the criminal justice system, the current penal era has been characterized as a “new penology.” According to Malcolm ...