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De-tasking police and restructuring community safety - Professor Akwasi Owusu-Bempah featured in discussion about police and public safety on The Agenda

October 06, 2020

Professor Akwasi Owusu-Bempah recently appeared on an episode of The Agenda with Steve Paikin alongside former RCMP officer Chad Haggerty, London police chief Stephen Williams and staff lawyer at Black Legal Action Centre Fareeda Adam. They discussed the role of police in society, given recent events in the U.S. and Canada.

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Report shows police are key drivers of racism against Black people: Akwasi Owusu-Bempah of UTM discusses the cycle of criminalization

September 22, 2020

Professor Akwasi Owusu-Bempah was recently featured in an opinion piece in The Toronto Star by columnist Shree Paradkar. The story discusses a new report by the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) detailing how Toronto Police are more likely to criminalize and use violence during encounters with Black people.

Congratulations to PhD student Eduardo Gutierrez Cornelius, recipient of Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship

August 24, 2020

Congratulations to Phd student Eduardo Gutierrez Cornelius, who recently learned that he was awarded one of the 2020 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships!

Professor Julius Haag on violence and the inappropriate labelling of criminalization

July 21, 2020

Professor Julius Haag recently responded to a specific tweet on Twitter from Jamil Jivani. This tweet response, along with several other ones, including one by professor Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, was picked up by CBC news.

Professor Sida Liu on China's legal system and its components

July 21, 2020

Professor Sida Liu recently spoke to UTM News regarding the case of two Canadians facing espionage charges in China. Professor Liu is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Toronto, with teaching responsibilities on the UT Mississauga (UTM) campus.

Professor Judith Taylor on White Men and Violence

June 23, 2020

Professor Judith Taylor recently wrote an op ed in The Toronto Star discussing white men and their violence. Judith Taylor is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Toronto, with teaching responsibilities on the St. George campus.

Professor Joseph Hermer launches website for rapid response research on policing and homelessness amid COVID-19

June 23, 2020

Professor Joseph Hermer recently launched a website for a rapid response research initiative on policing and homelessness during the COVID-19. The initiative is funded by the Toronto COVID-19 Action Fund at the University of Toronto, Scarborough.

Professor Julius Haag on The New Normal

June 16, 2020

Professor Julius Haag recently appeared on The New Normal with Maydianne Andrade, a weekly podcast. Professor Haag appeared, alongside Mark Campbell, on Part I of 'Enough' - a two-part episode to discuss the impacts of systematic anti-Black racism.

Professor Akwasi Owusu-Bempah on defunding the police

June 05, 2020

Professor Akwasi Owusu-Bempah recently spoke to the Toronto Star about the movement to defund police in favour of community organizations especially in the cases of mental health calls. We have included an excerpt of the article below.

Professor Akwasi Owusu-Bempah speaks on podcast about Cannabis and the Criminalization of Black Canadians

June 03, 2020

Professor Akwasi Owusu-Bempah recently contributed to a Policy Options podcast entitled "Cannabis and the Criminalization of Black Canadians." Policy Options is an online newsletter sponsored by the Institute for Public Policy Research. It airs podcasts every second Wednesday.

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