Most people accused of a crime are released into the community pending the resolution of
their charges. To manage perceived risk, conditions of release on bail modify and control …

Bail decisions are largely shaped by private, out-of-court negotiations between Crown
attorneys and defence lawyers. While accused persons rely on the professional expertise of …

The plea discount (or trial penalty) refers to disparity in sentencing resulting from the
decision to plead guilty or proceed to trial. It is often suggested that pleading guilty reduces …

Research has consistently drawn attention to how pre-trial release with bail conditions has
the unintended consequence of setting accused up to accumulate further criminal charges …

The pre-trial release decision involves an assessment of the risk the accused poses to the
community and the administration of justice if they are released pending trial. To ameliorate …

The arrival of COVID-19 added potentially deadly consequences to incarceration. In
response, jurisprudence developed allowing for some to be spared the deprivation of their …

Il est bien établi que les personnes en situation d'itinérance (PSI) sont profilées,(sur)
judiciarisées et qu'elles doivent affronter de nombreux obstacles devant les tribunaux …

Defence lawyers working in lower criminal courts are increasingly invited to consider a
variety of holistic or alternative strategies like drug treatment courts (DTC). This raises new …

Au Québec, comme ailleurs, les personnes en situation d'itinérance (PSI) 1 sont contrôlées,
profilées, exclues et (sur) judiciarisées (Bellot et al., 2021; Gaetz et al., 2013). De plus, elles …

Homelessness in Canada remains a wicked social problem that often intersects with
compounding forms of marginalization. The criminalization of homelessness and living life in …