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Black Canadian Studies Association Conference
This collection contains papers presented at the biennial Black Canadian Studies Association Conference.
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Connecting Anonymously: How Recovery is Represented Online
(2016-04)This study explores how an online forum is used in recovery from addictive substance use. By doing a content analysis of the forum REDDITORSINRECOVERY, online supports were found to be helpful in providing a space to ... -
“Oh, he’s gay!” The Perception of Gay Men of their Portrayal in Television and Film
(2016-04)Currently, there is little research on the perception of gay men of their portrayals on television and in film. Thus far, literature on such portrayals on the small and silver screens has taken a general survey of men ... -
Food Acculturation Pattern of International students in Halifax
(2016-04)International students experience lots of food related challenges when they migrate from their home country to a new country. One such food related challenge international students in Halifax experience is dietary changes, ... -
Married to the Military: Employment Prospects for Civilian Female Spouses
(2016-04)The vast majority of research on the impact of military has considered the experiences of service members during and after their service. However, the impact of military lifestyle on civilian spousal employment is a ... -
Crime Prevention and Youth Case Processing: Where and How to Invest and Intervene
(Atlantic Institute of Criminology, 2010-12)The evaluation assessment has been fully summarized in seventeen points on pages 57 to 59 of this report. Essentially the John Howard Society and its restorative justice agency initially had a broad set of objectives for ... -
The Unrepresented Defendant and the Unbundling of Legal Services
(Atlantic Institute of Criminology, 2004-11)This project has been focused on contributing to an appreciation of the unrepresented defendant phenomenon in Halifax provincial criminal court and to the examination of possible solutions, including the strategy of a more ... -
An Examination of the Feasibility of a Drug Treatment Court in Halifax: An Overview
(2003)This Overview discusses, briefly, the drug treatment court (DTC) phenomenon and provides a summary of the four parts that constitute the authors' report on the feasibility of a DTC in metropolitan Halifax. -
The Provincial Court Duty Counsel Pilot Project: Assessing its Implementation, Impact and Feasibility
(Atlantic Institute of Criminology, 2006-12)This research on the implementation of duty counsel systems in Nova Scotia’s provincial criminal courts is part of a larger research thrust undertaken by the Atlantic Institute of Criminology (AIC) at Dalhousie University. -
The Summary Advice Counsel Initiative: Assessing its Implementation, Impact and Future Directions in Two Nova Scotia Urban Areass
(Atlantic Institute of Criminology, 2006-07-17)This evaluation has been directed at carrying out an assessment of the Summary Advice Counsel (SAC) initiative in the Family Court Division of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. The summary advice counsel provides summary ... -
The Early Resolution Project: An Assessment of its Implementation, Impact and Future Directions In Halifax Regional Municipality
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Duty Counsel and the Unrepresented Defendants in the NS Criminal Court
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Small-town, Professional, and Community-based Policing: Reformative and Strategic Rhetoric
(2012)In this article, we explore the ideological construction of the concepts Small Town Policing, police Professionalism, and Community-based Policing (CBP). Professional policing responded to the major deficiencies of Small ... -
The Active Police Organization: Community-based Policing at Halton Regional, the Years 1980 to 1995
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The Halifax Regional Police Department's Uptown Drug Intervention Project: An Assessment
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The Justice System and Social Inclusion in Canada
(Atlantic Institute of Criminology, 2009-05) -
Immigrants and the Nova Scotia Justice System: Identifying Issues and Assessing the Feasibility of Further Research
(Atlantic Institute of Criminology, 2010-12)This modest pilot project has focused on exploring the possibility of a major project examining how immigrants in Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) view the significant problem of violence, crime and public safety in HRM ... -
iMOVe: Seeking the Way and NSYF Youth: Final Assessment 2013
(Atlantic Institute of Criminology, 2013)The evaluation of the iMOVe project carried out in collaboration with the NSYF over three cycles beginning in 2011 has indicated that, overall, the project’s implementation and processes have been faithful to its underlying ... -
Halifax Police Department and Community Based Policing
(Atlantic Institute of Criminology, 1993-08)
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