This webinar is presented by the Substance Use Health Network as part of their Research Spotlight series.
Come learn about the Tracking In/Justice project, its collaborative data governance approach, and the work underway related to substance use health.
# Speakers
- Alexander McClelland, Principal Investigator, Data Justice & Criminology Lab, Carleton University
- Lindsay Jennings (She/Her), Research Associate, is affiliated with Carleton’s Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice
# About the Project
Tracking (In) Justice is a national, publicly accessible living data platform dedicated to collecting verified records of police-involved deaths and deaths in custody across Canada. Covering all provinces, the project documents every death linked to police use of force or that occurs in jails, prisons, immigration detainment, or forensic psychiatric facilities—enabling researchers, advocates, policymakers, journalists, and impacted communities to access, analyze, and mobilize around the facts and trends.
# Why It Matters
Without consistent, comprehensive tracking, critical questions about systemic patterns—such as racial disparities, geographic hot spots, institutional trends, and escalation of use-of-force tactics—remain unanswered. Tracking (In) Justice fills this gap with transparent, responsibly sourced data meant to drive evidence-based policy, advocacy, and social change.
Come learn about the Tracking In/Justice project, its collaborative data governance approach, and the work underway related to substance use health.