Trevor Fronius, PhD’s Post

🔵 The phrase “transitional justice” is, perhaps, one of the most frequently used terms that is largely incomprehensible to people outside of the justice sector. Transitional justice work encompasses a wide range of activities aimed at furthering society’s ability to come to terms with the history and impacts of large-scale conflict, repression, and human rights violations. Transitional justice aims to provide recognition to victims, survivors, and families; to rebuild the trust of individuals in state institutions; to reinforce respect for human rights; and to promote the rule of law, all as critical steps towards reconciliation and the prevention of new violations. Find out more about the five pillars of transitional justice and Synergy’s recent work in the area in our May blog post: https://lnkd.in/dpYZZTii

Myths about FASD can create barriers in the justice system, but accurate knowledge can lead to fairer outcomes and better support. To learn more, check out our infographic on the intersections of FASD and the justice system: https://lnkd.in/eKCzcH3Z

I am so proud of the work the Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission (MLTRC) is doing to shed light on buried episodes of racial terrorism in our state’s history while working with communities to create a path towards reconciliation. We just had our first lynching hearing — this one in Frederick County — in over a year, and it was nothing short of phenomenal but please don’t take my word for it. The experts, the descendants, and the community members who testified were profound, passionate, and powerful. Despite the somber topic, witnessing this truth telling felt uplifting and restorative. Please watch the hearing. Please spread the word. Please lift up these voices. I recommend starting at the 39 minute mark for a powerful presentation on the history of lynchings in Frederick County and the circumstances behind the lynchings of James Carroll in 1879, John Biggus in 1887, and James Bowen in 1895. https://lnkd.in/e6d9QTPp Maryland is the first and only state to have a lynching truth and reconciliation commission. I am grateful to serve on it and grateful to live in a state that is unafraid to confront hard truths. We will be holding hearings in every MD county where a documented lynching occurred. If you live in MD, I encourage you to engage in the important work of this groundbreaking commission. We will need your support when we submit our report and recommendations for reconciliation to the MD State legislature. If you live outside of MD, consider petitioning your state legislature to create a commission like this. As always, I am encouraged by the diversity of people who participated in this hearing. Don’t ever let anyone convince you that racial justice is a black versus white issue. There is room for everyone on the side of justice. Onward until victory is won and justice is done. You can keep up with the work of the MLTRC here: https://lnkd.in/eUq4W2gv #blm #blacklivesmatter #truthandreconciliation #historymatters #marylandlynchingtruthandreconciliationcommission #civilrights #socialjustice

My editorial entitled “Identity and the more things change” is part of the new issue of the Canadian Journal of Community Safety & Well-being. In it, I consider the importance of identity construction for police professionals, other first responders, and anyone in public service based on my doctoral research, which I will publish in an upcoming edition of the Journal. https://lnkd.in/gyaz5jxH

Dustin Johnson, PhD and I had the pleasure to edit a special issue in the journal Civil Wars focused on early warning systems and the recruitment and use of children in armed violence. The 8 articles, written by 15 extraordinary colleagues, cover a range of issues stemming from early warning approaches, to the links between early warning and early action, and to gender and child responsive approaches. View the special issue here as well as the summary below: https://lnkd.in/emsUFfzr Thanks to Dustin Johnson; Mollie Zapata; Håvard Hegre; Clayton Besaw; Catherine Gribbin; Christopher Faulkner; Roos Haer; Laura Cleave; Alec Wargo; Robert Tynes; Tim Lynam; Curtis Bell; Michelle Legassicke & Anna Mensah for their important research contributions.

New blog! 📝 In this blog, Juliet Jopson and IfG Academy’s Catherine Haddon and Katie Thorpe dive into the political side of policy engagement. They argue that understanding the political world that MPs inhabit, and how that impacts on what they do, can transform how you engage with MPs and other political actors 👇 https://lnkd.in/eDU3pueh

The influence of people-centered justice can be seen in many different bodies of work within access to justice. In our latest column on Slaw, CFCJ Senior Research Fellow Dr. Ab Currie discusses the origins of people-centered justice and how it quickly became the norm: https://lnkd.in/emVSkzhU

While many are familiar with RCT studies, Regression Discontinuity Design offers a powerful approach to evaluation. In this brief, WestEd's Justice and Prevention Research Center team describes RDD in the context of crime and justice issues: https://bit.ly/3QqWPRX

On Day 2 of the AUSS-K Seminar themed ‘The Dialogue on Decolonizing Peace, Security and Development: Reclaiming African Voice,' which was organized by the Peace Development Researchers Association (@padrakenya) for APN and NextGen Fellows, I presented a paper on the underappreciated role of Ergo within Maslaha justice process. In the end, this policy-based article seeks to find a balance between how ADR processes can support rule of law principles without undermining their effectiveness and legitimacy in Security and Peace.