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Policy analysis; policymaking in Canada; evidence-based policymaking; penal populism in Canada; criminal justice policy in Canada; The Safe Streets and Communities Act; Canadian exceptionalism
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Ideology Over Evidence? The Place Of Values Within The Safe Streets And Communities Act, Alyssa Holden
Ideology Over Evidence? The Place Of Values Within The Safe Streets And Communities Act, Alyssa Holden
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In the context of Canadian policymaking, the alleged ‘punitive turn’ demonstrated by the Harper government from 2006-2015 was extraordinary. Under this turn, punitiveness coincided with a rejection of empirical evidence (Kelly and Puddister, 2017; Doob and Webster, 2015 2016; Marshall, 2015; Newell, 2013 Mallea, 2010). The controversial bill, the Safe Streets and Communities Act, has been regarded as one of the most poignant examples of this rhetoric (Marshall, 2015; Newell, 2013). This thesis investigated the role of evidence and penal populism in policymaking through a content analysis of the legislative debates of the SSCA. Drawing on a neo-Weberian framework this …