Please join Dean Ed Iacobucci at “Yak’s Snacks” on Tuesday, November 24.

Location: Rowell Room, Flavelle House.

Time:  10 – 11 a.m.

Please BRING YOUR OWN MUG

Dear students

As the end of term approaches, please keep in mind that the law school and U of T offer a broad range of services and supports to help students manage stress and anxiety. For a list of these services, please click here.

The law school also offers several academic support services including a 1L peer coaching program, learning strategist and writing instructor.

If you require an academic accommodation, the law school’s policies and procedures are here.

Sara-Marni and I are very happy to meet with you to help connect you to services and walk you through our policies. If you think you need assistance, please don’t hesitate to book some time with us or email a question.

Best regards

Alexis

Alexis Archbold L.L.B

Assistant Dean, J.D. Program

LAW & ECONOMICS WORKSHOP SERIES 

presents

Miguel de Figueiredo
University of Connecticut Law School

Throw Away the Jail or Throw Away the Key?
The Effect of Punishment on Recidivism and Social Cost 

Tuesday, November 24, 2015
4:10 - 6:00
Solarium (room FA2) - Falconer Hall
84 Queen's Park 

We jail too many people and it costs too much. Incarceration is not only expensive, it also is prone to “hardening” and negative peer learning effects that may increase recidivism. With local, state and federal budgets at a breaking point, politicians and regulators are increasingly considering alternative approaches to preventing crime. Yet they face a problem. Studies show that incapacitation is a successful way of reducing crime, yet most scholars and policymakers think that the only way to incapacitate is to incarcerate. This study demonstrates that this assumption is false. In fact, we should understand incapacitation along a continuum, with incarceration at one end. This understanding is important because it allows policy makers to think about new ways to avoid the significant social and fiscal costs of jail while at the same time reaping some of the benefits of incapacitation. This article explores the relationship between incapacitation and incarceration in the context of drunk driving. Policy makers have adopted a variety of incarceration alternatives to curb drunk driving, and this creates a kind of natural experiment. This article is the first to examine the effectiveness of the sanctions in curbing recidivism and vehicle crashes with some 200,000 alcohol tests.  Four key results emerge from the study. First, it demonstrates that non-carceral sanctions can be effective. Second, the primary channel through which drunk driving sanctions are effective in reducing recidivism and crashes is incapacitation, rather than specific deterrence. Third, noncarceral sanctions have varied success based on what form they take and who they target. A law passed mandating victim panels, increasing the length of license suspensions, and stimulating the use of ignition interlock devices (IIDs) – which require the driver of a vehicle to take an alcohol test – reduced crashes during and after suspension of a driver’s license. The same law decreased recidivism during the suspension period, but these recidivism-reducing effects ended soon after the license suspension did. In addition, a license suspension enhancement targeting those with higher blood alcohol content levels neither reduced recidivism nor crashes. Fourth, the probability of recidivism and subsequent crashes for first-time offenders given at least 6 to 24 hours of jail, fines, and a license suspension had no statistically significant effect relative to those who had no sanctions. This suggests that drunk driving sanctions at the legal limit are ineffective. The article explains these results, discusses theoretical and legal reform implications, and also outlines a trajectory for improving causal inference in the study of criminal law. The article concludes by discussing the promise and limitations of generalizing from the results to other domains of crime and law. 

Miguel de Figueiredo’s research is broadly focused on accountability and compliance in challenging institutional and behavioral settings. His writing and teaching focuses on the areas of law and development, comparative law, international law, corruption, voting behavior, election law, and criminal law. His current work (1) examines the effects of sentencing for drunk driving; (2) probes the effects of expungement on recidivism and employment; (3) analyzes the impact of corruption and information on voting behavior; and (4) explores the effects of policies designed to curb tax evasion by firms.
 

For more workshop information, please contact Nadia Gulezko at n.gulezko@utoronto.ca.

Do you paint, take pretty pictures, draw, print, doodle, dabble, etc? Would you be interested in participating in a first-ever law school artsperiment?! We are looking for artists willing to contribute one or two works for a worthy cause - contact me at katiebresner@gmail.com if you are interested and want to know more! 

Please be advised that the 2016 Asper Centre Summer Fellowship Guide is now available on UTLaw Careers.  It provides a detailed guide on how to successfully apply for an Asper Centre Summer Fellowship.  Please note the following important dates:

The CDO has set aside some blocks of time over the following weeks to notarize student documents pertaining to the 2016/2017 Lawyer Licensing applications (please see the attached document from the Law Society of Upper Canada for further details). Kindly diarize the following dates and times:

Monday, November 16^th - Thursday, November 19^th

• 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Monday, November 23^rd – Thursday, November 26^th

• 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Friday, November 27^th  

• 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
  ***PLEASE NOTE THIS TIME HAS BEEN CHANGED FROM PREVIOUS HEADNOTES ANNOUNCEMENTS***

Monday, November 30^th  

• 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

****PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CDO WILL BE CLOSED ON DECEMBER 1ST ATTENDING AN OFF-SITE MEETING.  THE CDO STAFF WILL BE UNABLE TO NOTARIZE DOCUMENTS FOR STUDENTS ON THIS DAY.****

If you would like your application commissioned or notarized, please bring the following:

• Your completed lawyer licensing application form
• 1 original proof of legal name document as oulined below by The Law Society of Upper Canada:

• If you are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada, passports, Baptismal Certificates, Registrations of Birth, Drivers Licences and Certificates of Indian Status cards are NOT proof of your full legal name. If you are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada, you must submit ONE of the items listed below from a) to e) below as your proof of legal name. You are to ensure the document is duly commissioned or notarized before you submit it to the Law Society.

1. Canadian Birth Certificate
2. Canadian Citizenship Identification
   Wallet-sized Canadian Citizenship ID card or the citizenship certificate issued after February 1, 2012. Both sides of the ID card are required as your name of common usage on the photo side is not acceptable. Those who obtained Canadian Citizenship prior to February 15, 1977 must submit a certified copy of the document issued at the time by Citizenship Canada.
3. Canadian Immigration Record
   Permanent Resident Card from the government of Canada or an IMM 1000, IMM 5292 or IMM 5688 Form.
4. Canadian Certificate of Birth Abroad
5. Statement of Birth or Statement of Live Birth
6. Official Canadian Name Change Certificate
   Applicants must also submit one of 1., 2., 3., 4. or 5.
7. Marriage Certificate
   Need only be submitted by those applicants adopting a spousal surname. Applicants must also submit one of 1., 2., 3., 4. or 5.

• 1 photocopy of your proof of legal name document
• 1 original piece of photo I.D. such as a driver's license or passport

For more information about completing the lawyer licensing process application, including deadlines and necessary documents, please go to http://www.lsuc.on.ca/licensingprocess.aspx?id=2147495567&langtype=1033

To expedite the process, kindly complete the address and date portion at the end of the commissioner's form. Our address is

84 Queens Park
Room 201K
Toronto, Ontario M5S 2C5

Please do not sign the commissioner's form (at the end of your application) until you are in front of either Jordana or Lisa having your documents notarized.

There is no need to call or e-mail ahead of the drop-ins. You can stop by at any point during the above times. Kindly come to the CDO as soon as your application is ready. 

Sincerely,

Your CDO Team

lawyer_lp_application_info-16-17.pdf

Recruitment for Volume 74, Issue 2

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Dr. Marguerite (Peggy) Hill Lecture on Indigenous Health

  Presents
Phil Fontaine & Michael Dan

What are the next steps towards reconciliation?

November 23^th 2015
at 6:30 pm

Medical Sciences Building

Room 3153

1 King’s College Circle

University of Toronto

RSVP and More Info:

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/dr-marguerite-peggy-hill-lecture-on-indigenous-health-tickets-18956057077

Should you and/or your guest(s) have a disability for which you require accommodation, please let us know rochelle.allan@utoronto.ca

Sponsored by  Medical Alumni Association

In partnership with the Office of Indigenous Medical Education

Event Information