"Project Marie": Policing Sexuality in Law, Ethics, Policy

C4E Flash Event

Project MarieOn November 25, 2016, the Centre for Ethics hosted an interdisciplinary roundtable discussion of issues of law, ethics, and policy raised by “Project Marie,” a two-month operation by the Toronto Police in Marie Curtis Park in Etobicoke. The operation resulted in 89 charges against 72 individuals, primarily for indecent exposure and engaging in sexual activity, 95 per cent of whom are men. [CBC News]

Participants included Patrick Keilty (UofT iSchool), Kyle Kirkup (uOttawa Law), John Paul Ricco (UofT Art), Simon Stern (UofT Law), and Mariana Valverde (UofT Criminology).

See the event’s eForum for an accompanying mini-symposium featuring John Paul Ricco, Patrick Keilty & Kyle Kirkup.

Fri, Nov 25, 2016
12:30 PM - 02:30 PM
Room 200, Larkin Building
15 Devonshire Place