Full Professor of Criminology @uOttawa researching criminalization-imprisonment-alternatives. Member of @jpp1988 @CarceralCulture @CPEPgroup & @CappKemptville
Apr 25, 2023 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
1/6 I'm trying to imagine the convos in @fordnation's office about how this new batch of policies came to be. Did it go something like this?
2/6 The chief of staff goes "The people are losing confidence in police. They don't trust them". A 2nd advisor responds "Police job applications are way down too. Something about BLM. Social justice stuff". A 3rd chymes in "And the people are really concerned about safety and...
Apr 25, 2023 • 12 tweets • 6 min read
1/6 What could $22 million going towards free tuition for 480 police recruits a year go towards that would actually enhance community well-being and safety? Here are a few ideas #IfWeHad22MillionDollars per year...
@fordnation could provide 22,000 kids with a breakfast and snack program, allowing them to concentrate & learn better, diminish behavioural issues + help stop the school detention to suspension to expulsion to prison pipeline.
Feb 18, 2022 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
1/4 In the coming days, people who've been dehumanized & have dehumanized others are going to be rounded-up by the cops in #ottcity. There are children who may be separated from their parents right in front of their eyes or from afar by jail walls. Human beings may die.
2/4 This isn't a time for popcorn, champagne popping & celebration. This isn't a time for #CarceralEnjoyments. This is a time where we're bearing witness to harm in response to harm and we need to summon our better angels to resist our worst instincts.
