Replicates the analytical contribution of the four CRIMSL UToronto research reports authored by Prof. Jane B. Sprott (TMU, formerly Ryerson) and Prof. Anthony N. Doob (University of Toronto), with Prof. Adelina Iftene (Dalhousie) co- authoring the May 2021 paper on Independent External Decision Makers (IEDMs).
Details
- Sprott & Doob (Oct 2020)
Understanding the Operation of CSC's Structured Intervention Units – first systematic outside analysis of CSC SIU data.
- Sprott & Doob (Nov 2020)
COVID attribution – tests CSC's COVID-attribution defense.
- Sprott & Doob (Feb 2021)
Solitary Confinement, Torture, and Canada's SIUs – introduces the Mandela-Rules classifier; the most data-intensive of the four.
- Sprott, Doob & Iftene (May 2021)
Independent External Decision Makers – evaluates the IEDM review mechanism.
Headline tables (Feb 2021): Tables 13, 19, 23 reproduce SIU person-stay rates per 1000 prisoners, the Mandela-Rules classification of N=1960 SIU stays (solitary 28.4%, torture 9.9%, all-other 61.7%), and the regional torture/solitary rates.
Headline tables (May 2021): Tables 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15 reproduce IEDM-reviewed population characteristics and review outcomes (N=265 stays, 380 reviews).