Kate Puddister
@katepuddister.bsky.social
Associate professor, political science at the University of Guelph. Police oversight, criminal justice policy, law and politics. www.katepuddister.com
L'appel à propositions #CPSA_ACSP27 est lancé ! ⏰ 10 nov 26 Découvrez les collègues derrière le programme — et envoyez-leur vos travaux ! 📍 UC-B-Vancouver-CAN/26-28 mai 27 mycpsa-cpsa-acsp.ca/cfp/cfp_inde... @kariroberts.bsky.social @katepuddister.bsky.social @profsmithsask.bsky.social
Sent off a 180,000 word book manuscript for peer review today, titled "Canada's Unwritten Constitution: Political Foundations and the Limits of Law" Was great writing this with @plagasse.bsky.social. (Might be the best scholarly work I've ever produced, but we'll see what the peer reviewers say!)
SIU no longer investigates most off-duty sex assault complaints. Advocates fear fewer people will come forward www.cbc.ca/news/investi...
SIU no longer investigates most off-duty sex assault complaints. Are police picking up the slack? | CBC News
The number of police-involved sexual assault complaints reviewed by the Special Investigations Unit has been declining since 2021, data analyzed by CBC News shows. Researchers say changes to the Ontar...
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Very cool to see my latest chapter out, with @katepuddister.bsky.social, on provincial constitutional unilateralism and weak federal powers. Thanks to the editors for the invite to write!
Opinion | Cops keep getting accused of sexual crimes. Why should women ever trust them? www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Elizabeth Renzetti: Cops keep getting accused of sexual crimes. Why should women ever trust them?
Too many police officers in Canada are being accused of misconduct, from sexual harassment and assault to using police resources to stalk women.
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#UofG | Dr. Kate Puddister, professor in the Department of Political Science, spoke with CBC News about how and why crime is a "salient political issue." @katepuddister.bsky.social @uofgpolisci.bsky.social
Liberals claim to be the party of law and order now. Inside the party's about-face on crime | CBC News
After years of criminal justice reform that included a lighter touch for some offenders, the federal Liberal government has done an about-face over the last year and enacted stricter policies to tamp ...
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Liberals claim to be the party of law and order now. Inside the party's about-face on crime www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Liberals claim to be the party of law and order now. Inside the party's about-face on crime | CBC News
After years of criminal justice reform that included a lighter touch for some offenders, the federal Liberal government has done an about-face over the last year and enacted stricter policies to tamp ...
cbc.ca
New book: _Disciplinary Divides in the Study of Law and Politics_, University of Toronto Press coedited by @emmettmacfarlane.com and RGCS alum @katepuddister.bsky.social PhD '15 See full contents here: utppublishing.com/doi/book/10....
Disciplinary Divides in the Study of Law and Politics - University of Toronto Press
This book studies the "disciplinary divides" between law and political science, including conceptual, methodological, and normative differences in how each field approaches policy, institutions, and legal phenomena.
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Check out my latest with @daniellemcnabb.bsky.social! In this article we examine the sentencing of police officers and how it relates to police accountability.
Danielle McNabb@daniellemcnabb.bsky.social · 4mo agoPleased to share my latest article with @katepuddister.bsky.social in Police Quarterly, "Breaching the Public Trust and Sentencing Canadian Police Officers: Addressing Rotten Apples, but not Rotten Barrels or Orchards." Available open access: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Thrilled that our new book is out! This collection features scholars from the fields of law and of politics in conversation with each other and writing together. The work makes a unique and important contribution to the field.
Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦@emmettmacfarlane.com · 4mo agoMy 9th book, and 2nd edited collection with the indominable @katepuddister.bsky.social. Thanks to an amazing set of contributions from legal scholars and political scientists. Plus a foreword from SCC Justice the Honourable Malcolm Rowe. And dedicated to the late great Peter Russell.
New from me at TVO: the allegations in Project South call for a root-and-branch effort to reform policing in Ontario. www.tvo.org/article/anal...
ANALYSIS: We need to rebuild policing in Ontario — from the ground up | TVO Today
The fallout from Project South can’t be limited to small tweaks. Police governance in this province needs an overhaul.
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“More than 600 RCMP officers faced gender-based violence disciplinary charges since 2014.” Valuable data provided by Julie Ireton and her team at the CBC and featuring insight from my research partner @daniellemcnabb.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/investi...
More than 600 RCMP officers faced gender-based violence disciplinary charges since 2014, CBC analysis finds | CBC News
A CBC investigation of RCMP disciplinary records reveals hundreds of cases of alleged gender-based violence by members. Through a series of access requests, CBC received more than 10 years of discipli...
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The Spring/Summer UTP catalog is out! Page 27 is lookin' goooood. @uoftpress.bsky.social utppublishing.com/pb-assets/bo...
The book is dedicated to the memory of the late Peter H. Russell, the godfather of Canada's law and politics subfield, and features a Foreword by Supreme Court Justice the Honourable Malcolm Rowe.
Our book, "Disciplinary Divides in the Study of Law and Politics" will be out in late summer/early Fall. It's my 9th book (6th edited), and features an amazing group of political scientists and legal scholars in conversation. Check out the Table of Contents here: utppublishing.com/doi/book/10....
Disciplinary Divides in the Study of Law and Politics - University of Toronto Press
This book studies the "disciplinary divides" between law and political science, including conceptual, methodological, and normative differences in how each field approaches policy, institutions, and legal phenomena.
utppublishing.com
I see the publisher has a marketing page up for my next edited book - with the amazing @katepuddister.bsky.social - so I'm thrilled to be able to publicly share the (very cool) cover:
Crime rates near Toronto’s supervised drug consumption sites dropped A recent study revealed supervised drug consumption sites in Toronto have not led to an increase in crime – in fact, most rates dropped or even declined. www.thestar.com/news/gta/con...
Crime rates remained stable — and sometimes dropped — near Toronto supervised consumption sites, study finds
Study published in JAMA Network Open tracked rates of assault, auto theft, break-and-enter, robbery and theft over $5,000 from 2014 to 2025.
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“With this change at the legal level — and if media follows suit — we end that implication that this could somehow be entertainment," said Kalyn Danco, associate general counsel with @cdnchildprotect.bsky.social, referring to how the term "pornography" can connote an entertainment purpose.
Marsha McLeod@marshamcleod.bsky.social · 9mo agoAs of Oct. 10, the term "child pornography" has been removed from Canada's Criminal Code and other federal laws – replaced with "child sexual abuse and exploitation material," in a move that's meant to more accurately reflect the harm of this abuse. www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Bad cops prey on the public – and their fellow officers. To stop them, we must break the culture of silence | Mukund Krishna
Bad cops prey on the public – and their fellow officers. To stop them, we must break the culture of silence | Mukund Krishna
The rape and murder of Sarah Everard by an off-duty officer should have led to cultural change. Without it, neither communities nor officers are safe, says Mukund Krishna, chief executive of the Police Federation of England & Wales
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Opinion | Liberals’ ‘Protecting Victims Act’ restores failed policies while eroding fair trial rights www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Liberals’ ‘Protecting Victims Act’ restores failed policies while eroding fair trial rights
Bill C-16 ("Protecting Victims Act") is a classic example of legislative overreach — a package of constitutionally vulnerable measures prioritizing political optics over the practical realities of our...
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The McGill Institute for the Study of Canada (MISC) is now accepting applications for the Eakin Visiting Fellowship in Canadian Studies for the 2026/2027 academic year. The deadline is January 30, 2026: universityaffairs.ca/search-jobs/...
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Ontario jails set to hit overcrowding record as bail reform looms, data shows CBC analysis finds 85% of incarcerated women in Ont. are on remand — a rate higher than for men www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
How a 'tough on crime' push collides with more overcrowding in Ontario jails | CBC News
Ontario jails are heading toward a record year for overcrowding, remand populations and lockdowns just as politicians debate bail reforms that could lead to a further influx of accused behind bars, da...
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Pleased to share my new article in Canadian Public Administration (available open access)! I examine how the administration of interveners at the Supreme Court of Canada has evolved since 1878. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The History and Administration of Third‐Party Interventions at the Supreme Court of Canada
This article presents a descriptive account of how the administration of third-party interventions at the Supreme Court of Canada has evolved since 1878. Although there has been an explosion of inter...
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Important work here by @uofgpolisci.bsky.social postdoc scholar Dr. Dax D'Orazio: Leaked police recording offers 'a slice of the culture,' researcher says: www.sootoday.com/local-news/l... @uofguelphnews.bsky.social
Leaked police recording offers 'a slice of the culture,' researcher says
'Those guys are untouchable': Recording of a comedy roast obtained by a researcher contains audio of police cracking jokes about sexual harassment, trumped-up charges and destroying evidence
sootoday.com
6-3 Supreme Court Canada ruled inmates can challenge refusal to transfer them to lower security prison. Denying transfer to lower security institution can be a deprivation of liberty. #Habeascorpus protections apply to protect prisoners 'residual liberty.' #scc #prisons
My op-ed, in today's Toronto Star, on the notwithstanding clause. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
When governments trample on our rights, the courts must be free to weigh in. Full stop
Invoking the so-called notwithstanding clause doesn't prevent judicial review, despite what some provincial leaders might say.
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So pleased that my 8th book (5th edited collection) is finally out! This one brings together a great group of political scientists and legal scholars examining institutional relationships surrounding rights, in Canada and other parliamentary democracies. utppublishing.com/doi/book/10....
Rights and Parliamentary Systems in Canada and Beyond - University of Toronto Press
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