The Atlantic Institute of Criminology is housed in the Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology Complex. The Institute is a centre for the exchange of information among researchers and policy makers in the field of crime and criminal justice. Consultative services are available to researchers for planning and execution of research projects and related undertakings. As part of its mandate, the Institute seeks to encourage pursuit of criminological studies. Major recent research emphases have been developments in therapeutic jurisprudence (the problem-solving court), Aboriginal justice initiatives, policing, restorative justice, and issues in public safety. Reports and papers are available below.

Contacts:

Director: Dr. Donald Clairmont - clair@dal.ca

Location:

6420 Coburg Road, Room 204, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 3Z2

Phone:

(902) 494-6758, Alt: (902) 494-6749

Mailing Address: 
Atlantic Institute of Criminology (AIC)
C/O Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology
Dalhousie University
Marion McCain Arts and Social Sciences Building
6135 University Avenue
Room 1128
Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H-4P9 

Recent Reports and Papers Available for Downloading

MAYOR'S ROUNDTABLE ON VIOLENCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY [2008]

Violence and Public Safety in the HRM - Main Report

Supplemental Report #1 - Telephone Survey

Supplemental Report #2 - Mail-Back Survey

Supplemental Report #3 - Student Survey

Supplemental Report #4 - The Activists

Supplemental Report #5 - The Engaged Focus Groups

Supplemental Report #6 - Authorities and Experts

Appendix

REPORTS ON COURT SERVICES

Assessment of the Nova Scotia Public Prosecution Service's
"Early Resolution" Initiative [2009]

The Duty Counsel & the Unrepresented Defendants
  in the Nova Scotia Criminal Court - PowerPoint Presentation [2009]

The Duty Counsel in Criminal Court Project [2006]

The Duty Counsel in Criminal Court Project - The Digest [2006]

Summary Advice Counsel - Evaluation Report [2006]

- Summary Advice Counsel - Executive Summary [2006]

The Unrepresented Defendant and the Unbundling of Legal Services [2004]

An Examination of the Feasibility of a Drug Treatment Court in Halifax [2003]

REPORTS ON RESTORATIVE JUSTICE

Examining the Delivery of Extra-Judicial Sanctions in a Complex Urban Community [2006]

- Examining the Delivery of Extra-Judicial Sanctions in a Complex Urban Community - Tables [2006]

The Nova Scotia Restorative Justice Initiative - Final Report [2005]

Crown Cautions and Pre-Charge Screening in Nova Scotia:
An Evaluation of Pilot Projects in Youth Justice [2002]

 

REPORTS ON ABORIGINAL AND JUSTICE ISSUES

Policing Issues          

Community Policing in Aboriginal Communities in Canada - A Best Practice [2011]

Policing in Aboriginal Communities: The Evolution, Successes 
and Challenges - PowerPoint Presentation [2009]

Socio-Demographic Survey of Police Officers Serving
in Aboriginal Communities (Comparison of 1997 and 2007 National Surveys)
[2008]

Aboriginal Policing in Canada - An Overview of Developments in First Nations
[2006]

For the Nonce - Policing and Aboriginal Occupations and Protests [2006]

Case Studies of Effectiveness in First Nations Policing: Development of Research Framework [2000]

Justice Issues

Developing an Effective Victims' Assistance Program in an Aboriginal Milieu Featuring High Levels of Person-Violence: Evaluation of the Elsipogtog Victims Assistance Program [2011]

The Assessment of the Mi'kmaq Confederacy of PEI's Aboriginal Justice Program - Final Report [2011]

"The Elsipogtog Quest for Excellence" - The Institutionalization of an Innovative, Community-Based Program for the Prevention, Diagnosis and Intervention of Preventable Pre-Natal Birth Disabilities [2010]

The Aboriginal Victims and Post-Sentencing Engagement with the Criminal Justice System: Perspectives and Participation [2010]

Advancing the Strategic Justice Plan in Elsipogtog:
The Relevance of First Nation and Other Initiatives for Increased Effectiveness and Community Ownership [2009]

- An Aboriginal Court in Elsipogtog, First Nation:
PowerPoint Presentation [2010]

The Elsipogtog Offender Re-Integration Project: Final Assessment [2008]

Elsipogtog Restorative Justice: An Assessment [2008]

The Nogemag Model: Development, Demonstration and Dissemination
- An Assessment [2007]

Aboriginal Justice in PEI: Notes on the Assessment of the
MCPEI's Aboriginal Justice Program [2007]

- Aboriginal Justice in PEI: Notes on the Assessment of the
MCPEI's Aboriginal Justice Program - Appendices and Bibliography [2007]

Directions in Mi'kmaq Justice - Notes on Assessments of Mi'kmaq Legal Support Network [2006]

Elsipogtog Justice: Future Directions - Part 1 [2005]

Elsipogtog Justice: Future Directions - Part 2:                                                                               - A Strategic Plan for Justice Programming in Elsipogtog [2006]

New Justice Initiatives in Elsipogtog:
Targeting Fetal Alcohol and Social Problems [2003]

The Crime Challenge for Inuit Justice in Labrador [2002]

Directions in Mi'kmaq Justice - An Evaluation of
Mi'kmaq Justice Institute and its Aftermath [2001]

A Review of Justice Issues Relevant to Nunavut Part 1 [1999]

- A Review of Justice Issues Relevant to Nunavut Part 2 [1999]

OTHER REPORTS

Immigrants and the Nova Scotia Justice System: Identifying Issuse and Assessing the Feasibility of Further Research [2010]

Policing the Uptown: Inner-City Community Policing Challenges and the  Halifax 'Race Riot' of 1991 
[1992]