Ontario is taking steps to improve the province's criminal justice system to make it faster and fairer. The government's plan to reduce time-to-trial and improve the bail system will enhance public ...

A handwritten letter from an incarcerated man got Benjamin Perrin rethinking Canada’s criminal justice system. Perrin, a professor in the Peter A. Allard School of Law and former advisor to the Harper ...

Trials delayed until 2030, victims and defendants’ lives on hold, buildings without running water. Courts correspondent ...

A UBC law professor is calling for mandatory training in victim's rights for all Canadian judges, police and criminal prosecutors. Prof. Benjamin Perrin's recommendation is a key takeaway from a three ...

The findings reveal extraordinary crime rates in some places, poor rates for solving crimes in others, inadequate victim support, soaring costs, excessive delays and more You can save this article by ...

For better and worse, a rebirth in our cultural fascination with true crime — spurred, in part, by the launch of the hit podcast Serial a decade ago — has led to changes in the criminal justice system ...

Deepa Mattoo is the executive director of the Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic. Pam Hrick is the executive director and general counsel of the Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF). “Why ...

“Though it cannot excuse a war criminal from his actions or be used to paint a murderer in a good light, the fact that the defence of following orders is legitimate cannot be denied.” In the span of a ...

Kent Roach, a professor in the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Law, and four alumni of the JD program – Amanda Carling, Jessie Stirling, Joel Voss and Sarah Harland-Logan – have launched the ...

For years, polls have shown a decisive number of Canadians believing the justice system is too soft on offenders You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an ...