As we noted last week, calls for bail "reform" are growing louder. We at @crimhighlights.bsky.social remain concerned. Given the demand for more punitive measures from premiers like Ontario's Doug Ford and promises from the Liberals, some reforms will likely pass during this parliamentary session 1/

The new September 2025 issue of @crimhighlights.bsky.social is now available! In it we summarize criminological research touching on: court-ordered therapy, police perceptions of racialized neighbourhoods, criminal records and employment, and much more. 1/

We at Highlights are concerned at the Conservative Party's promise to bring "Baseball Sentencing" (BS) - aka three strikes and you're out - to Canada's courts. Pierre Poilievre states he would "make sure three-time serious criminals get a minimum prison term of 10 years and up to a life sentence." 1

A recent article by @crimhighlights.bsky.social member Tyler King theorizes a new form of discretion in the criminal courts. While it is more theoretical, scholars interested in legal discretion may find it relevant. Free to read/download from @lsijournal.bsky.social!

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On June 15, 2025 we released another issue of @crimhighlights.bsky.social. In it, we discuss topical studies related to risk prediction, neighbourhood type and violent crime, the effect of family violence on children, the importance of economic opportunities for youth in relation to crime, and more!

In an article for the @johnhowardcanada.bsky.social, Tyler King and Tony Doob use evidence from @crimhighlights.bsky.social to unpack the tough road ahead for the Liberals, and to remind Canadians of the policy nightmare we dodged with the Conservative's election loss:
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Like many in the justice community who care about evidence (and due process), we are concerned with Premier Doug Ford's recent rant about "soft" judges and bail. Since he doesn't seem to care about evidence, here's a piece we wrote that might help inform him: johnhoward.ca/blog/solving...

The Spring 2025 issue of "Criminological Highlights" is out now! In it we highlight studies exploring race and risk assessment, pretrial release, the right to remain silent, and much more. View the issue here:
www.crimhighlights.ca/criminologic...

Board members Tony Doob and Tyler King recently published another article for the @johnhowardcanada.bsky.social blog on why increasing the use of pretrial detention will not make communities safer. Read that post here (and if you are in Canada, remember to VOTE!):
johnhoward.ca/blog/solving...

Tyler King's (@crimhighlights.bsky.social
Board Member) 2024 article recently won the Social and Legal Studies (@slsjournal.bsky.social) Editor's Choice Award. You can read the open-access article, co-authored by Joshua D.M. Shaw and Liam Kennedy, below!

. @crimhighlights.bsky.social members Tony Doob and Tyler King recently published a short article for the @johnhowardcanada.bsky.social showing that some of the "tough on crime" approaches being spouted by Canadian politicians are unlikely to work. Read that post here:

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Thank you. There is also this excellent report from the Canadian Civil Liberties Association that covers a lot of data and evidence
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The granting of bail has become a hot-button issue in Canada, with Conservative Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre often "trumping" slogans like "jail not bail." In our latest issue of @crimhighlights.bsky.social, we #highlight two evidence-based studies on pretrial detention ... 1/

The latest (February 2025) issue of @crimhighlights.bsky.social is now live! In this issue, we #highlight research covering racial discrimination in risk assessments, police-citizen interactions, unreasonable bail conditions, and much more! Download and subscribe for free here: www.crimhighlights.ca

The latest issue of @crimhighlights.bsky.social
is now live! We #highlight research covering immigrants' (lower) crime rates, how more greenspace can help reduce crime, security classifications of justice-involved youth, and much, much more. Read, download and subscribe for free here:

Just over a week ago, Ontario Premier Doug Ford
appointed a new Associate Minister of Auto Theft and *Bail Reform*. If Minister McGregor wants to get up to speed and is interested in evidence, he might consider reading a few #crimhighlights on the topic ... 1/5

Tyler King, Tony Doob, and Jane Sprott of @crimhighlights.bsky.social recently published an op-ed in the Toronto Star addressing the new (and improperly dubbed) "tough-on-crime" bail reforms. Spoiler: they are unlikely to make us safer.
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Read and download our latest issue here: www.crimhighlights.ca/criminologic...

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