Natural Sciences - Forensic Science
From awareness to action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People
The National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People is recognized annually on May 5.
How Canadian immigration law turns judges into border guards
Doctoral candidate Meritxell Abellan-Almenara examines court decisions to see how Quebec judges use their power to make defendants criminally inadmissible to stay in Canada.
’Gang culture’ goes online
How do street gangs use social media? Do they recruit members on Facebook? A new study sheds light on "cyberbanging.
Western and Canadian Race Relations Foundation researchers develop tool to aid in prosecution of hate crimes
Recognizing the need for user-friendly research support for prosecutors to find and analyze case law on hate crimes, researchers from Western's Faculty of Law and the Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF) teamed up to develop Hate Indicators: A Canadian Hate Crime Case Law Research Tool.
Incarceration reduces reoffending rates in British Columbia, SFU study finds
A new, long-term study of youth who have experienced incarceration in British Columbia has found that those who have spent more time in custody showed a decrease in reoffending following release from prison.
Firearms trafficking in Quebec: Not just the business of organized crime
In Quebec, gun trafficking isn't driven by organized crime, but rather by opportunistic individuals working at different levels, according to a study conducted at UdeM.
