In this episode, we welcome Dr. Robert Ame to talk about his work on Black overrepresentation in the Canadian Youth Justice System and why he thinks ethnic associations play a critical role in the search for a solution. Dr. Ame's work focuses mainly on children's rights, crimes against humanity, youth justice and transitional justice - including the youth justice system in Canada and Ghana. THIS EPISODE WAS FUNDED BY THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA.

In this episode, we look at critical perspectives on human trafficking in Canada -- something that is often misunderstood and heavily policed in this country. Included are the perspectives of academics doing research on human trafficking, an advocacy group representing indoor sex workers and a criminal defence lawyer who works primarily with migrant workers in Canada. THIS EPISODE WAS FUNDED BY THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA.

In this episode, we talk about the challenges facing equity and inclusion initiatives when it comes to attracting and retaining women police officers at all ranks. Our four guests are international experts in the field of diversity in policing and offer their thoughts on the masculinized culture of leadership, the success of direct entry and fast track initiatives and where they think more research is needed.

THIS EPISODE WAS FUNDED BY THE BRANT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. In this podcast, CRSP researcher Jennifer Lavoie takes us through her own and other Canadian research on police responses to people in mental health crisis. Joining this conversation are professionals from mental health agencies, a police officer who works in training and a person with lived experience of police interactions while in mental health crisis.

On this episode of CRSP Talk, we welcome Centre for Research on Security Practices researchers Bree Akesson and Andrew Basso to talk about their new book Bureaucracy to Bullets: Extreme Domicide and the Right to Home. We discuss Bree and Andrew's work in warn-torn countries around the world, including their thoughts on how domicide can be applied to the Russian assault on Ukraine. THIS EPISODE OF CRSP TALK IS FUNDED BY THE BRANT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

In this episode, we discuss the barriers and challenges of gaining research access to institutions like police agencies, security services and correctional facilities. Conducting research on and with these institutions comes with benefits and challenges that can lead to a complicated process with many barriers to entry, sometimes insurmountable. Despite challenges, a large body of empirical research has been published here in Canada and around the world. In this episode, we hear from four leading researchers in the field as they reflect on their research experiences, their processes for gaining access and their thoughts on conducting research on and with powerful criminal justice institutions. This episode is supported in part by funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

In this episode, Avery leads a panel discussion on conceptualizing trauma and suffering -- and how research methods can be used to walk the tightrope of both acknowledging the reality of research participants' suffering, while also uncovering their everyday experiences and humanity. Panelists include Bree Akesson, Martha Bragin and Cindy Sousa. This episode is supported in part by funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

THIS EPISODE WAS FUNDED BY THE BRANT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. On this episode, we bring you a case study on how people living in rural places perceive their personal safety and well-being. From what "community safety" means to how they (or how they don't) interact with the police in rural places. During this research project six rural community members from the County of Brant, Ontario were interviewed anonymously about their feelings of safety and well-being. Wilfrid Laurier's Dr. James Popham joins host Avery Moore Kloss to unpack what our rural participants say matters to them when it comes to safety outside of the big city.

In this episode, we invite a panel of international researchers to discuss the importance of place in research. Led by Professor Susan Kemp from the University of Auckland in New Zealand, the panel discusses the importance of place in human security and the theoretical lens they bring to their research work.

THIS EPISODE WAS FUNDED BY THE BRANT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. A brand new report on a groundbreaking survey completed by the Women's National Housing and Homelessness Network sheds new light on housing and homelessness in Canada as a gendered experience for women and gender diverse people. Network Co-Chair Kaitlin Schwan joins Avery to dive deep into the research and break down the 10 Key Findings that have changed the conversation on women's homelessness in Canada. A link to the "The Pan-Canadian Women's Homelessness and Housing Survey" is available in the show notes, or at womenshomeslessness.ca.