At a recent company retreat, a colleague and I were nerding out (as is our wont) and debating a question: Just how many elected officials are there in the United States in total? It's an easy question to start answering—you begin with the president and vice...
Violence and the Outlaw Status of (Street) Prostitution in Canada This article constructs a profile of murders of sex workers in British Columbia from 1964 to 1998. The analysis reveals the relationships among media, law, political hypocrisy, and violence against street prostitutes. In particular, ...
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Every premier in Canada and many police associations are calling on the government to reform Canada’s broken bail system. The Liberals must immediately repeal the elements of Bills C-75 and C-5 that enable repeat offenders, and they must act to strengthe...
Not all misinformation is created equal. It can adopt many different forms like conspiracy theories, fake news, junk science, or rumors among others. However, most of the existing research does not account for these differences. This paper explores the c
The report explained how certain training data could lead to biased results, noting as an example that "in New York City, police officers stopped and frisked over five million people over the past decade. During that time, Black and Latino people were nine times more likely to b...
Tasha Kheiriddin: High-trust Japan shows just how low public safety standards are in Canada Police are abundant and the homeless population is so small it's rarely seen. Tokyo allows you to relax — Toronto, not so much Author of the article: Tasha Kheiriddin Publishe...
Still, the fear among residents was palpable at a regular meeting Wednesday at a community center in a southwest Houston neighborhood that is home to many Latino and immigrant families. Police Chief Tony Finner was asked numerous questions about the law and what reassurances he could provide ...
Many perfectionists are sensitive to rank, status and dominance in social groups, which drives envy, jealousy and a desire to best others and turns everything into a competition. Weddings are a major milestone that change or reinforce social status; as such, people seek perfection to ridiculous...
Similar to many police services, PRP has a hierarchical culture that Chief Nishan Duraiappah says works well in a crisis but isn’t always a good fit with a more progressive approach where officers can ask more questions and explore different ways of managing a situation. “If you t...