John Sewell

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Crisis in Canada’s Policing

Why Change is So Hard, and How We Can Get Real Reform in our Police Forces

In the summer of 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic surged, millions gathered across Canada and the United States to protest violence and racism in policing sparked by the murder of George Floyd at … ; 224 View

How We Changed Toronto

The inside story of twelve creative, tumultuous years in civic life, 1969-1980

By the mid-1960s Toronto was well on its way to becoming Canada’s largest and most powerful city. One real estate firm aptly labelled it Boomtown. Expressways, subways, shopping centres, … 349 View
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Author’s Forward and Introduction

From: Crisis in Canada's Policing

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Cast of Characters

From: How We Changed Toronto

Short biographies about the people consistently mentioned throughout the book. 7 $0.70 Add
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Discovering a Political Life

From: How We Changed Toronto

Sewell recounts what brought him to getting involved in city politics and brings us right to his election as junior alderman in 1967 25 $2.50 Add
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Why Is It So Difficult to Change Policing?

From: Crisis in Canada's Policing

This chapter addresses some key issues and outlines the various elements that make up police culture. ; 34 $3.40 Add
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Getting Down to Work

From: How We Changed Toronto

Deals with his first years in office – 1969 – 1972 30 $3.00 Add
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What Do Police Do?

From: Crisis in Canada's Policing

This chapter examines the declining rate of crime in Canada, the amount of time police officers spend responding directly to crimes, and the rate at which Canadian police solve crimes. ; 39 $3.90 Add
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Neighbourhoods in Revolt

From: How We Changed Toronto

community reactions to development proposals in 1972 27 $2.70 Add
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Systemic Discrimination

Police and Race

From: Crisis in Canada's Policing

In this chapter, the author outline the "broken windows" theory of policing, and how this has had disproportionate impacts on racialized people. ; 45 $4.50 Add
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A Reform City Council

From: How We Changed Toronto

the 1972 election brought new blood to the city council and Sewell discusses how Larger decision-making bodies often hamper debate, but our council was of a manageable size. The openness and the … 26 $2.60 Add
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Systematic Sexism

Police and Women

From: Crisis in Canada's Policing

This chapter addresses the tendency of police to dismiss instances of gender-based violence. ; 18 $1.80 Add
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Creating Affordable Housing in Real Neighbourhoods

From: How We Changed Toronto

1970s. One of the very significant actions of the new Council was to embark on an affordable housing program. This resulted in thousands of affordable units being built by Council’s housing … 33 $3.30 Add
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Recruitment, Training, Management

From: Crisis in Canada's Policing

This chapter explores the hiring practices of Canadian police departments, and how these practices have a deleterious effect on police efficacy. ; 24 $2.40 Add
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Replanning the Downtown

From: How We Changed Toronto

1970s. Downtown development and the central area plan 25 $2.50 Add
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What Is to Be Done

The concluding chapter offers a short but not exhaustive list of practical, reasonably achieved changes that could be made if local leaders step forward and demand that police begin to grapple … ; 35 $3.50 Add