The Clairmont Centre for Community Safety Research

The Clairmont Centre for Community Safety Research (the Clairmont Centre) was established in 2023 to replace its predecessor, the Atlantic Institute of Criminology (AIC). Named after the AIC’s long-standing Director, Professor Donald Clairmont, the Clairmont Centre acts as a ‘meeting place’ for diverse research and innovation partnerships that seek to reduce harms and improve community safety in Atlantic Canada.

The Clairmont Centre focuses on applied research, evaluation, and knowledge exchange in partnership with policy-makers, practitioners, community organizations, and other academics. The Clairmont Centre also provides research opportunities for graduate students interested in building skills in applied social science research.

Research partnerships and consultation services are available to government, community, and academic partners for planning and executing research and evaluation projects. If you are interested in working with the Clairmont Centre, please reach out to the Director, Dr. Chris Giacomantonio to discuss.

UPCOMING EVENTS-TBA

PAST EVENTS

• Justice Talks: On Thursday, April 11th from 12:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m, the African Nova Scotian Justice Institute hosted Justice Talks, a talk series that is aimed at exploring diverse perspectives on issues related to justice. This first session featured:

-          Mukisa Kakembo, PATH Legal & Guest Renford Farrier

-          Randy Riley, Justice advocate with lived experience

-          East Coast Prison Justice Society

• Clairmont Centre Inaugural Event: On Monday June 3^rd, the Clairmont Centre hosted its inaugural event, which was comprised of two parts. During the morning (9:30 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.), we held the first annual Community Safety Research Table, which was an  informal research exchange event for academics, researchers, community organizations and government to discuss current, recent, or planned research. During the afternoon (1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.), we had a series of speakers and offered a Retrospective on the Atlantic Institute of Criminology and the work of its longtime Director, Dr. Don Clairmont. The event included a lunch as well as refreshments throughout the day. There was no cost to attend but advance registration is required, and numbers are limited. Please email the Clairmont Centre at cccsr@dal.ca for more information.

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