Legal expert and former top advisor to the Prime Minister, Benjamin Perrin critically examines the Canadian criminal justice system through first-hand interviews with survivors, offenders and frontline individuals in his book, Indictment: The Criminal Justice System on Trial (University of Toronto Press $32.95). Perrin explores the polarized debates surrounding issues including #MeToo, Black Lives Matter and drug decriminalization. Drawing on a trauma-informed perspective, he explores the system’s treatment of crime victims, Indigenous people, Black Canadians, those with mental health and substance use disorders, and individuals facing homelessness or poverty. The book advocates for transformative justice and presents a compelling narrative of survival and resilience from marginalized voices. Perrin is also professor in the UBC's Peter A. Allard School of Law and a senior fellow in criminal justice at the Macdonald Laurier Institute for Public Policy.

BOOKS:

Modern Warfare: Armed Groups, Private Militaries, Humanitarian Organizations, and the Law (UBC Press, 2012) editor $95.00 978-0-7748-2232-9

Invisible Chains: Canada's Underground World of Human Trafficking

Victim Law: The Law of Victims of Crime in Canada

Overdose: Heartbreak and Hope in Canada's Opiod Crisis (Viking 2020) $32 hc 978-0-7352-3787-2

Indictment: The Criminal Justice System on Trial (University of Toronto Press, 2023) $32.95 9781487506278

[BCBW 2023] "Political Science" "Foreign Policy"