Edmonton Social Planning Council

Category: **Resources: Law/Crime

  • City of Edmonton: Ride Transit Pilot (Program Evaluation 2018)

    Introduction

    Addressing poverty in a community requires examining public transportation. Accessible and affordable transit is identified by EndPovertyEdmonton as one of the six game changers for poverty elimination.

    The Ride Transit Program is intended to support Edmontonians with low income in accessing education, employment, and recreation opportunities. In 2018, the City of Edmonton entered into an agreement with AndersonDraper Consulting Inc., an independent evaluation company, to undertake an evaluation of the Ride Transit Program. The evaluation was overseen by a Steering Committee and managed internally by the Manager, Service Design, Business Performance and Customer Experience.

    Major Findings This evaluation provides insight to better understand the successes and challenges of the Ride Transit Pilot. As a result, more clarity exists as to who is using the program and how access can be improved and expanded.

    Evidence collected through this evaluation indicates the following outcomes are being achieved:

    • Increased access to public transportation
    • Increased access to employment opportunities
    • Improved participation in recreational opportunities
    • Reduced social isolation;

    J. TRANSPORTATION/City of Edmonton Ride Transit Evaluation.pdf

  • Access To Justice: The Great Gap in Canada’s Justice System

    Access To Justice: The Great Gap in Canada’s Justice System
    Maxwell Jenkins, Research Assistant – Edmonton Social Planning Council

    ESPC Documents/PUBLICATIONS/A.06.G REPORTS/ESPC REPORT_ACCESS TO JUSTICE_20170930.pdf

  • A Profile of Poverty in Edmonton: Update 2017

    The two years since ESPC published A Profile of Poverty in Edmonton have been challenging ones for the city of Edmonton and its residents.

    This report updates many of the poverty trends and challenges identified two years within the context of broader social and economic trends in our community. This profile updates the actions the City could take within its jurisdiction to help work towards eliminating poverty and in keeping with the Poverty Roadmap approved by City Council.

    This profile update provides data and analysis to answer the following questions:

    • What is the overall picture of poverty in Edmonton, and how has it changed in the past two years?
    • How does poverty vary across age, gender, and households in the city? What trends are we seeing among different population groups?
    • Who is impacted most by poverty? What population groups are at higher risk of experiencing poverty than others? (i.e., Indigenous people, recent immigrant/refugees, low income workers, women children and youth.)
    • What are the emerging trends impacting poverty in Edmonton or influencing the work on eliminating poverty?

    ESPC Documents/PUBLICATIONS/A.06.C RESEARCH UPDATES/CityOfEdmontonPovertyProfileUpdate_2017.pdf

  • 2009 Youth Best Practices

    Title:Best practices for chronic / persistent youth offenders
    Corporate Author: Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family
    Centre for Initiatives on Children, Youth and the Community
    Subject:Youth – general|split|Crime – young offenders
    Publisher:Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family
    Place of Publication:Calgary
    Date of Publication:2009
    Abstract:

    In 2006, the Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family (CRILF) began work on the three-year project, A Study of Youth Offending, Serious Habitual Offenders, and System Response in Calgary. One objective of this study was to develop an understanding of the predictors of chronic and persistent youth offending, as well as a knowledge base of best practices in Canada and internationally for this population of youth offenders. With funding from the Alberta Law Foundation and the National Crime Prevention Centre, and in partnership with the Centre for Initiatives on Children, Youth and the Community, City of Calgary Community and Neighbourhood Services, and Calgary Police Service, CRILF researchers examined the literature on chronic and persistent youth offenders, and performed an environmental scan to assess what programs and strategies police agencies across Canada have in place to address this youth offending population.

    Language:English
    Material Type:Report

    G. LAW-CRIME/G.07 YOUTH/2009 youth_best_practices.pdf

  • 2009 Hate Crimes

     

    Title:Hate crimes: what you should know and what you can do!
    Author(s):Renwick, A.
    Subject:Racism|split|Crime – general
    Publisher:Alberta Hate Crimes Committee
    Place of Publication:Edmonton
    Date of Publication:2009
    Language:English
    Material Type:Report

    G. LAW-CRIME/G.01 GENERAL/2009 hate_crimes.pdf

  • 2009 Youth Re-Offending Calgary

     

    Title:A study of youth reoffending in Calgary
    Corporate Author: Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family
    Subject:Youth – general|split|Crime – young offenders
    Publisher:Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family
    Place of Publication:Calgary
    Date of Publication:2009
    Abstract:

    In 2006, the Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family began work on a three-year study of youth offending in Calgary. One objective of the study was to develop a model for better understanding why some youth become more seriously involved in crime, while others do not. The first year of the study established a baseline for this model by developing profiles of youth offending in Calgary. With funding from the Alberta Law Foundation, and in partnership with City of Calgary Community and Neighbourhood Services and the Calgary Police Service, the purpose of current report is to use Calgary Police Service data to determine which of the 123 youth profiled in the original study sample went on to reoffend, and further, which factors differentiate repeat from non-repeat offenders. This report will contribute to the body of research on risk and protective factors for youth offending, and further assist the Calgary Police Service, City of Calgary Community and Neighbourhood Services, and other youth-serving agencies, as well as those who work in the youth justice field in general (i.e., judges, lawyers) in developing evidence-based prevention and intervention programs for youth offenders.

    Language:English
    Material Type:Report

    G. LAW-CRIME/G.07 YOUTH/2009 youth_reoffending_calgary.pdf