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Media / Society

Objectivity Is a Privilege Afforded to White Journalists

August 21, 2020September 14, 2020 - by Pacinthe Mattar

Under the banner of diversity, racialized people are told to bring ourselves and our perspectives. But, if we bring too much of them, we get held back

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A blurred photo of the blue and red lights that appear on the top of police vehicles.
Cannabis

Canada Made Weed Legal. But For Who?

October 25, 2019January 4, 2020 - by Sarah Ratchford

One year later, cannabis users are still targeted based on race. Community advocates say it’s time for reparations

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April 2018 / Cover Story / Justice

Busted by Big Data

March 29, 2018March 27, 2020 - by John Lorinc

Algorithms could make cities safer—but they can’t protect us from policing’s worst instincts

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July/August 2015 / Justice

On the Beat

June 15, 2015April 10, 2020 - by Jonathan Kay

The police have become a 24-7 backstop for Canada’s overburdened social-welfare state

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Justice

The Death Knell for Small-Town Police Departments

March 12, 2015April 10, 2020 - by Christopher D. Lewis

Barney Fife is a relic: modern society needs modern policing

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December 2014 / Feature

Armed and Dangerous

December 20, 2014June 6, 2020 - by John Lorinc

How mission creep is turning our cops into warriors

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January/February 2015 / Technology

Unmasked

December 19, 2014April 13, 2020 - by Simon Lewsen

An anthropologist hacks her way into Anonymous

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Justice

The Way Forward

July 28, 2014August 2, 2020 - by John Lorinc

Will cultural changes come to Canada’s largest police service?

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Feature / July/August 2014

Stand Down

July 16, 2014June 27, 2020 - by John Lorinc

All too often, the victims of police shootings are people with mental illness. One American city has found a solution

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Justice

Shoot to Comply

June 25, 2014June 9, 2020 - by John Lorinc

More intelligent policing from Memphis, Tennessee

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