AltWeeklies Wire
How Many Cops are Enough?new
Bottom line on Summer Safety Initiative: budget cuts mean more dead bodies
NOW Magazine |
ENZO DI MATTEO |
09-25-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Police, public safety
10 Reasons Canada Needs a National Handgun Bannew
Handguns are blasting a hole in our national fabric, snuffing out young lives and costing billions in health care every year. And it's not just a gang thing.
NOW Magazine |
Enzo Di Matteo |
09-22-2008 |
Crime & Justice
No Right to Remain Silent in Canadanew
Supreme Court gives cops the power to ignore your right to keep your mouth shut.
NOW Magazine |
Alan Young |
11-26-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Paris Hilton Effectnew
We should consider jailing more celebs if we want to develop sound justice policies.
NOW Magazine |
Alan Young |
07-13-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Cops Go to Elaborate Lengths for Confessions ... Even Bogus Onesnew
In theory, the technique of cops posing as criminals to secure a confession is a sensible and rational approach to solving a crime -- but as the theatrical scenarios become more clever and elaborate, the risks of wrongful conviction are magnified.
NOW Magazine |
Alan Young |
02-23-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Why They Lienew
Unless we take a serious look at interrogation practices, we'll continue to run risk of false confessions.
NOW Magazine |
Alan Young |
09-01-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Fear Factornew
A RCMP report proposes curbing dread by limiting flow of crime info -- but selective silence is never a solution.
NOW Magazine |
Alan Young |
08-18-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Angels No Godsendnew
The red-bereted posse of Guardian Angels are more hype than help in Toronto.
NOW Magazine |
Paul Terefenko |
07-20-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
How Much Time is Enough?new
With no real guidance to judges, sentencing might as well involve a magic wand.
NOW Magazine |
Alan Young |
06-29-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Terror In the Detailsnew
It's horrifying to think that homegrown terrorists would plot to bomb targets here in Toronto -- but if you read between the lines of the police version and the media's presentation of events, questions abound.
NOW Magazine |
Staff |
06-08-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Sleepwalking Out of Jailnew
In Canada, somnambulists found guilty are sent to bed; elsewhere they end up in psychiatric wards.
NOW Magazine |
Alan Young |
04-14-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Canada Feeds Prince of Pot to Yanksnew
Shockingly, Canadian feds are turning Marc Emery, the Prince of Pot, over to the the U.S. when Canada's own courts won't convict him.
NOW Magazine |
Matt Mernagh |
08-08-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
