Atlantic Institute of Criminology
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The Atlantic Institute of Criminology is a centre for the exchange of information among researchers and policymakers in the fields of crime and criminal justice. Consultation services are available to researchers for planning and executing research projects, surveys and reports. As part of its mandate, the Institute encourages graduate students to pursue research in criminology and criminal justice.
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Item Open Access Item Open Access Perspectives of Officers Policing in Aboriginal Communities Across Canada, 1996 and 2007(Atlantic Institute of Criminology, 2016) Clairmont, DonThis paper focuses on the perspectives and work experiences of officers policing in Aboriginal communities in Canada in 1996 and 2007. It is based on two separate nation-wide surveys, the first in 1995-1996 by Clairmont and Murphy at the Atlantic Institute of Criminology and the second a nation-wide assessment of policing in Aboriginal communities by Alderson-Gill Associates in 2006-2007Item Open Access HALIFAX POLICE VICTIM SERVICES' MOBILE RESPONSE: AN EVALUATION(Atlantic Institute of Criminology, 2001-09) Clairmont, DonItem Open Access FIRST NATIONS' SELF-ADMINISTERED POLICING IN CANADA: LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR A NATION-WIDE CASE STUDIES APPROACH(Atlantic Institute of Criminology, 2002-04) Clairmont, DonItem Open Access Sentencing disparity and race in the Nova Scotia Criminal Justice System using Section 294 (now 334) (theft) of the Criminal Code(1996) Clairmont, Don; Barnwell, Winston; O'Malley, AnthonyItem Open Access Rural Attitudes and Perceptions of Crime, Policing and Victimization: Preliminary Findings from a Survey of a Rural Counties in Nova Scotia(1990-07-31) Murphy, Chris; Clairmont, DonItem Open Access POLICING AT INDIAN BROOK, 1997 - 2000: AN EVALUATION OF ITS EFFECTIVENESS: RESEARCH DESIGN REPORT(Atlantic Institute of Criminology, 2000-03-31) Clairmont, DonItem Open Access “The Implications of Current Policing and Policy Trends for Aboriginal Policing and Policy”(Atlantic Institute of Criminology, 2007) Murphy, ChrisItem Open Access THE NOVA SCOTIA RESTORATIVE JUSTICE INITIATIVE: CORE DATA ANALYSES: YEAR TWO EVALUATION REPORT(Atlantic Institute of Criminology, 2003) Clairmont, DonItem Open Access Self-Administered First Nations’ Policing: An Overview of Organizational and Managerial Issues(Atlantic Institute of Criminology, 1998-09) Clairmont, Don; Murphy, ChrisThis report provides an overview of organizational and managerial issues in selfadministered First Nations (FN) police services. It complements, and represents a second phase to, a previous report by the authors which examined a comprehensive survey of a large representative sample of the front-line aboriginal officers policing Canada's aboriginal communities. The major policy issues in FN self-administered policing are discussed in an introductory chapter where the central foci of this project are developed. The central areas of concern are defined as organizational structure and challenges, varieties of management styles, special challenges and accomplishments of FN management, the needs, adequacies and strategies with respect to resources in FN policing, community expectations, demands, problems and participation in FN policing, issues of FN oversight and political context, and characterizations of the unique features of FN policing. The methods employed in this second phase research have included a modest survey of FN police managers, on-site visits, review of audits and evaluations where available, and examination of management-level data obtained in the previous 1995 survey of FN police officers.Item Open Access GUNS, SHOOTINGS AND THE DRUG CULTURE(Atlantic Institute of Criminology, 2013) Clairmont, DonItem Open Access Getting Past the Gatekeepers: The Reception of Restorative Justice in the Nova Scotian Criminal Justice System(Dalhousie University Faculty of Law, 2013)Item Open Access FIRST NATIONS POLICING SURVEY FINAL REPORT(Atlantic Institute of Criminology, 1996-03) Clairmont, Don; Murphy, C. J.The following were the specific research goals established for the national survey of policing in First Nations communities. 1) Develop a reliable and comprehensive data bases which would accurately represent the range and diversity of First Nations police officers and band constables policing in First Nations communities throughout Canada. 2) Provide a systematic socio-demographic and occupational profile of First Nations police officers in Canada which would include information on age , gender, education, cultural background, occupational experience, training, and rank. 3) Provide an accurate assessment of First Nations police officers’ attitudes towards, police work, police organization, the community, the criminal justice system and different policing styles and strategies 4) Identify particular policing concerns and problems that may uniquely affect First Nations police officers (i.e., community expectations, role conflict, occupational and personal stress etc.) 5) Identify First Nations police officers’ training needs and priorities 6) Provide an analysis of the survey findings and discuss their policy implications for future discussion and consultation and where warranted make research based recommendations.Item Open Access Discrimination in Sentencing: Patterns of Sentencing for Assault Convictions: Using section 245 (now 266) and 246 (now 270) (assault) of the Criminal Code(Atlantic Institute of Criminology, 1989-01) Clairmont, Don; Barnwell, WinstonThis research has focused on the issue of sentencing in the case of males convicted of assault.Item Open Access SMALL TOWN POLICING AND THE COMMUNITY-BASED POLICING MOVEMENT(Atlantic Institute of Criminology, 1997) Clairmont, Don; Murphy, ChrisIn this paper, we intend to explore the ideological construction of the concepts Small Town Policing (STP), police professionalism and Community-based Policing. Although CBP may have originated as a reformed urban model which was claimed to be derived from small town policing, Community-based Policing is now, in turn, being introduced (some would say reintroduced) into small town and rural policing in the absence of any severe legitimation crisis, although not without a certain legitimating (or, we will argue, strategic) function. It is the dynamics of this diffusion we wish to explore. How has the CBP model played out in small towns? How has it been perceived in the police culture there? What has its impact been on small town policing?Item Open Access COMMUNITY PERCEPTIONS OF POLICING AND JUSTICE ISSUES: A SURVEY CONDUCTED ON BEHALF OF THE UNAMA'KI TRIBAL POLICE(Atlantic Institute of Criminology, 1999-07) Clairmont, DonThis needs assessment was directed at obtaining information on the needs and views of community residents with respect to matters relevant to the policing service; these matters include perceptions of crime levels in the community, and of the major social problems there, identification of the kinds of priorities UTPS should have, assessment of police service's basic functions and overall performance, and willingness to participate with the UTPS, on a voluntary basis in specific ways. A second major objective was to generate information in order to facilitate the UTPS' planning and program development in achieving its special policing mandate; this included, where possible, detailing the implications for manpower and organizational structure. A third, ancillary objective was to explore the participants' response to the Mi'kmaq Young Offenders Program (MYOP) andItem Open Access BRINGING CULTURE INSIDE: ENHANCING ABORIGINAL CULTURAL IDENTITY IN A YOUTH JUSTICE FACILITY: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE INITIATIVE(Atlantic Institute of Criminology, 2016-02) Clairmont, DonThe Bringing Culture Inside (BCI) initiative at the NSYF represented a different thrust for the programming and Aboriginal world view that had been available to the incarcerated youth at the facility. The NSYF had pioneered programs in the educational field (e.g., the 24/7 program, an off-site project that provided schooling in a singular experiential fashion and included at-risk youths in the community as well as those incarcerated at the NSYF), Afrocentric initiatives especially targeting African Nova Scotian youths at the NSYF (e.g., cultural programs such as the Rites of Passage, and iMOVe focused on cognitive behavioral change). It sponsored an annual Aboriginal Day (in collaboration with MLSN) as well as monthly sweats conducted by Aboriginal elders. Youths of Aboriginal heritage could participate in 24/7 and iMOVe though the former required good standing (i.e., few serious write-ups) and the latter in its earlier years did have an Afrocentric approach. As well, of course, all NSYF youths participated in the required conventional NSYF programs such as CALM (i.e., reducing violent response), Substance Abuse and on-site schooling. BCI specifically targeted youths of Aboriginal heritage and provided them a voluntary program featuring Aboriginal perspectives, Aboriginal craft activities and mentoring one full day a week beginning in the summer of 2013 and ending in May 2015.Item Open Access PROPOSAL TO CONDUCT AN EVALUATION OF THE NOVA SCOTIA RESTORATIVE JUSTICE INITIATIVE(Atlantic Institute of Criminology, 1999-08-25) Clairmont, DonThe purpose of this evaluation is to provide a process and outcome evaluation and cost-benefit analyses of the Nova Scotia restorative Justice initiative directed at young offenders. The evaluation framework is directed at operationalizing, measuring and appraising implementation and impact with respect to the basic, stated goals and objectives of the Nova Scotia restorative justice initiative. The program goals are to reduce recidivism, increase victim satisfaction, strengthen communities, and increase public confidence in the justice system.Item Open Access POLICING AT INDIAN BROOK, 1997 - 2000: AN EVALUATION OF ITS EFFECTIVENESS(ATLANTIC INSTITUTE OF CRIMINOLOGY, 2000-07-10) Clairmont, DonThis evaluation has had the objectives of examining the police service at Indian Brook and in particular assessing its changes in recent years and the possibilities for future improvement. A wide range of methods and research techniques were employed. These included a large survey of adult residents, in-depth interviews with chief and council and members of the police advisory committee, in-depth interviews with CJs officials and leaders of other Indian Brook social/community agencies, ad hoc focus group sessions with young adult males and females, interviews and ride-alongs with RCMP officers, obtaining and analyzing crime statistics in a comparative and historical context, and analyzing other relevant data such as advisory board minutes, police occurrence logs and socio-demographic data.Item Open Access ASSESSING THE NOVA SCOTIA RESTORATIVE JUSTICE INITIATIVE THE RESEARCH DESIGN REPORT: A LOGIC MODEL APPROACH(ATLANTIC INSTITUTE OF CRIMINOLOGY, 2009) Clairmont, DonThis report is divided into three sections. Part A places the Nova Scotia restorative justice initiative in theoretical and policy perspective by reproducing a paper the author has recently published. Its theme, "restorative justice: from the margins into the mainstream", appears to capture well the anticipated 'value-added' associated with this enhancement of alternative measures, This research design report, Part B which appended here, provides the framework for evaluation. Here the evaluation objectives are specified and the major tasks and methods laid out. Not appended here is Part C of this research design report, "preparing for the evaluation", deals with the activities and design re-specifications that have taken place as a result of discussing the proposed evaluation with the stakeholders, and the valuation team's in-depth examination of pertinent literature.