Join for this Orion Policy Institute webinar on the Drug Overdose Crisis and Policy Responses. I will be talking about University of Alberta Prison Project (UAPP) data on the drug overdose crisis in Westen Canadian prisons. There will be 3 other great talks as well. April 5, 1 pm EST. Centre for Criminological Research UofA UofA Sociology UAlberta Research

Contrary to findings in other countries and popular belief, our research shows that Canadian prisons do not serve as a breeding ground for radicalisation. Published in #criminology (open access!) but quick write up here ⁦Amer Soc of Crim⁩⁦ASC Division on Corrections and Sentencing⁩ phys.org/news/2023-01-f…

The Intersecting Institutions of Criminal Justice and Injustice Partnership is issuing a Call for Proposals (CFP) to doctoral, post-doctoral and early-career scholars. IICJI will make available up to $120,000.00 in this competition. See the link below: ualberta.ca/canadian-crimi…

I wrote a blog for John Howard Society. It summarizes my latest study on cultural prison programs for Indigenous people: "Realizing the potential of these initiatives requires transitioning into Indigenous-led justice and healing processes beyond prisons". johnhoward.ca/blog/indigeniz…

Honoured to have been invited to The Criminology Academy for a conversation about University of Alberta Prison Project (UAPP). We tackled some details about the Canadian prison system, including the stark over-incarceration of Indigenous people, why prison sometimes becomes a temporary refuge for the most marginalised &

1/2 I've been working on this for a few years and am really pleased that it's finally out! Long and short: I interview correctional staff about how use of force is just another "part of the job," with some really interesting consequences. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Perhaps the biggest finding of our research inside prisons was the significant impact of drugs on everyday life, reflected in this new article by Sandra Bucerius, Kevin Haggerty, and Luca Berardi. You can read it ahead of print in Crime and Justice.

New from me in Incarceration. I hope this piece complicates how we approach "decolonizing prisons" and encourages researchers to centre Indigenous experiences and advocacy when discussing these issues. The article is open access thanks to CRKN RCDR (inactive as of December 2024). doi.org/10.1177/263266…

Survey folks & prison researchers - what software/program would you recommend for survey collection on iPads in prisons? It needs to be able to collect the information offline. Any suggestions welcome! ASC Division on Corrections and Sentencing Academic Chatter™ Centre for Criminological Research UofA BSC Prison Research Network UAlberta Research Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences

Congratulations to sociology professor & director of the #UAlberta Prison Project (UAPP), Dr. Sandra Bucerius, who has been announced as a finalist for the SSHRC Impact Awards! This prestigious award recognizes leaders and innovative thinkers advancing social sciences and

Excited that Sandra Bucerius, Kevin Haggerty and I's latest article is now live! We discuss how incarcerated men in a specialized prison program use their participation to create symbolic social boundaries between their current and former selves. (1/2) journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00…

Pleased that The Criminologist published Heith Copes & my article on the "Transparency trade-off: the risks of Criminology’s new data sharing policy". As board members of #Criminology we felt it was important to discuss possible implications for qualitative researchers &participants

We are looking for 3 passionate researchers to interview system-involved people in Edmonton and the surrounding areas. Join our team!: Centre for Criminological Research UofA ; University of Alberta Prison Project (UAPP). See link below for details. Applications due July 19. drive.google.com/file/d/1N83OyL…

We’re hiring! We are seeking up to three motivated people to join our team as Research Assistants. drive.google.com/file/d/1Zf1eOc…

📢📢📢 We are hiring 3 new team members for our re-entry study! These positions offer a valuable opportunity to contribute to meaningful research in the fields of criminal justice and social inequality. Applications are due this Friday! Follow instructions below to apply.

Highlighting the challenges of doing social science research in Canada Tangerine just informed us that they are closing the bank account we use to pay participants in Canada's largest study of post-incarceration re-integration. Impossible to get anyone on the phone.

Presenting some preliminary findings this week from our University of Alberta Prison Project (UAPP) re-entry project alongside @KanikaSamuels, Scot Wortley, and Nicole Myers. Feel free to reach out if you want to chat about incarceration, Indigenizing justice, or far-right stuff. #ASCSanFran24 #ASCriminology2024

Happening tomorrow: "Métis Experiences with Re-entry from Prison: How the Canadian Justice System Creates Impossible Conditions". This talk by Justin EC Tetrault and Sandra Bucerius covers some preliminary findings of our new re-entry study, focusing on Métis and broader Indigenous issues.