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View article: From mental health detention to health systems reform: Co-producing policy and practice recommendations with Black men, their communities, and health and social care professionals
From mental health detention to health systems reform: Co-producing policy and practice recommendations with Black men, their communities, and health and social care professionals Open
“I can’t breathe,” is the phrase that has come to symbolise broad forms of systemic suffocation experienced by Black communities within mental health systems. Positioning Black men, within the context of health and social dynamics, involve…
View article: Approaches used to prevent and reduce the use of restrictive practices on adults with learning disabilities: a realist review
Approaches used to prevent and reduce the use of restrictive practices on adults with learning disabilities: a realist review Open
Background There is some evidence to support approaches to reduce restrictive practices in settings for people with a learning disability who may also have a diagnosis of autism or mental health problems. However, there is a significant kn…
View article: A co-produced review of the experiences of Black male detention under mental health legislation: Challenging discrimination in psychiatry using The Silences Framework
A co-produced review of the experiences of Black male detention under mental health legislation: Challenging discrimination in psychiatry using The Silences Framework Open
The number of detentions under mental health legislation is growing, disproportionately impacting Black men. Previous research into the over-detention of Black people is repetitive and solutions to reduce disparities are ineffective, not e…
View article: Models, frameworks and theories in the implementation of programs targeted to reduce formal coercion in mental health settings: a systematic review
Models, frameworks and theories in the implementation of programs targeted to reduce formal coercion in mental health settings: a systematic review Open
Introduction Implementation models, frameworks and theories (hereafter tools) provide researchers and clinicians with an approach to understand the processes and mechanisms for the successful implementation of healthcare innovations. Previ…
View article: Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments Open
Researching RDS has been an extraordinary venture.When I began, I had little knowledge about anti-Black racism in Nova Scotia.As I began to uncover further information, I was staggered by the immensity of this history -its longevity, its r…
View article: Approaches used to prevent and reduce the use of restrictive practices on adults with learning disabilities: Protocol for a realist review
Approaches used to prevent and reduce the use of restrictive practices on adults with learning disabilities: Protocol for a realist review Open
Introduction The use of restrictive practices has significant adverse effects on the individual, care providers and organisations. This review will describe how, why, for whom, and in what circumstances approaches used by healthcare organi…
View article: The Legal Regulation of Sadomasochism and the So-Called “Rough Sex Defence”
The Legal Regulation of Sadomasochism and the So-Called “Rough Sex Defence” Open
The focus of this article is on the judicial application of Canada’s sexual assault doctrine in the context of the so called ‘rough sex defence’. Canadian criminal courts have seen an increased prevalence of legal narratives about S/M in r…
View article: Combined panniculectomy and surgical staging of endometrial cancer: the Northern Ireland experience
Combined panniculectomy and surgical staging of endometrial cancer: the Northern Ireland experience Open
Background: Endometrial cancer is the most common gynaecological malignancy in the Western world and has a strong association with obesity.The incidence of endometrial cancer is rising and can be attributed, in part, to the ongoing obesity…
View article: Beyond intimate partner relationships: utilising domestic homicide reviews to prevent adult family domestic homicide
Beyond intimate partner relationships: utilising domestic homicide reviews to prevent adult family domestic homicide Open
Increasing evidence documents domestic violence and abuse (DVA) and domestic homicide of adults killed by a relative in non-intimate partner relationships. Most literature focuses on intimate partner violence and homicide, yet non-intimate…
View article: Private Records, Sexual Activity Evidence, and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Private Records, Sexual Activity Evidence, and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms Open
In December 2018, Parliament amended the Criminal Code to add a new regime dictating the process and admissibility criteria for private records in the possession of an accused in a sexual assault proceedings. The legislation also includes …
View article: Young People and Mental Health: How do young people want mental health support to be delivered?
Young People and Mental Health: How do young people want mental health support to be delivered? Open
In this article, Kim Heyes, Elaine Craig, Paul Gray, Kate Whittenbury, Lauren Barclay and Jessica Leigh (a group of researchers and young people) draw on a recent consultation to argue that the current system of mental health support for y…
View article: Judicial Audiences: A Case Study of Justice David Watt’s Literary Judgments
Judicial Audiences: A Case Study of Justice David Watt’s Literary Judgments Open
In 2016, the government of Canada announced reforms to the federal judicial appointment process aimed at increasing openness and transparency in the process. As part of those changes, all applicants for appointment to, or elevation within,…
View article: Taser use on individuals experiencing mental distress: An integrative literature review
Taser use on individuals experiencing mental distress: An integrative literature review Open
Accessible summary What is known about the subject? People experiencing mental distress have a high rate of contact with police in community crisis events. Police use a continuum of responses when managing situations involving agitation, a…
View article: Sexual Assault and Intoxication: Defining (In)Capacity to Consent
Sexual Assault and Intoxication: Defining (In)Capacity to Consent Open
This article considers how the law of sexual assault in Canada addresses cases involving intoxicated complainants. There are two main aspects to the law of capacity to consent to sexual touching in the context of intoxicated women. The fir…
View article: Communication, Knowledge Sharing and Danger Assessments: Key Factors in the Prevention of Domestic Violence Fatalities
Communication, Knowledge Sharing and Danger Assessments: Key Factors in the Prevention of Domestic Violence Fatalities Open
No Visible Bruises offers a truly comprehensive exploration of the problem of domestic violence and our socio-legal responses to it. The book is framed around key stories and insights from victims and perpetrators, law enforcement, and aca…
View article: An Examination of How the Canadian Military’s Legal System Responds to Sexual Assault
An Examination of How the Canadian Military’s Legal System Responds to Sexual Assault Open
Although the Canadian military has been conducting sexual assault trials for over twenty years, there has been no academic study of them and no external review of them. This review of the military’s sexual assault cases (the first of its k…
View article: Judicial Audiences: A Case Study of Justice David Watt's Literary Judgments
Judicial Audiences: A Case Study of Justice David Watt's Literary Judgments Open
Applicants to the federal judiciary identify three main audiences for their decisions: the involved and affected parties, the public, and the legal profession. This case study examines a set of decisions authored by Justice David Watt of t…
View article: Judging Sexual Assault Trials: Systemic Failure in the Case of Regina v Bassam Al-Rawi
Judging Sexual Assault Trials: Systemic Failure in the Case of Regina v Bassam Al-Rawi Open
The recent decision to acquit a Halifax taxi driver of sexual assault in a case involving a very intoxicated woman, who was found by police in the accused’s vehicle unconscious and naked from the breasts down, rightly sparked public critic…
View article: Section 276 Misconstrued: The Failure to Properly Interpret and Apply Canada's Rape Shield Provisions
Section 276 Misconstrued: The Failure to Properly Interpret and Apply Canada's Rape Shield Provisions Open
Despite the vintage of Canada’s rape shield provisions (which in their current manifestation have been in force since 1992), some trial judges continue to misinterpret and/or misapply the Criminal Code provisions limiting the use of eviden…
View article: The inhospitable court
The inhospitable court Open
Who speaks and with what authority, who is believed, what evidence is introduced, and how it is presented are all informed not only by the substantive law and the rules of evidence but also by the rituals of the trial. It is from this lega…
View article: The Ethical Identity of Sexual Assault Lawyers
The Ethical Identity of Sexual Assault Lawyers Open
Despite progressive law reforms, sexual assault complainants continue to experience the criminal justice response to the violations that they have suffered as unsatisfactory, if not traumatic. One emerging response to this dilemma involves…