Michelle Bertrand, University of Winnipeg

Research

juries representativeness Canada jury deliberations fair trials section eleven of Canadian charter of rights and freedoms

Latest funding

Jury Representativeness in Canada: Representative or Not?
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$23,022
Jury Representativeness in Canada: Representative or Not?
SSHRC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$151,238
Understanding justice: jury comprehension of Canadian judicial charges in the criminal law
SSHRC · 2018 · Co-investigator
$68,720

All 4 grants and awards

Jury Representativeness in Canada: Representative or Not?

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Bertrand, Michelle I.

Keywords: juries; representativeness; Canada; jury deliberations; fair trials; section eleven of Canadian charter of rights and freedoms

$23,022

Jury Representativeness in Canada: Representative or Not?

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Bertrand, Michelle I.

Keywords: juries; representativeness; Canada; jury deliberations; fair trials; section eleven of Canadian charter of rights and freedoms

$151,238

Understanding justice: jury comprehension of Canadian judicial charges in the criminal law

Co-investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Jochelson, Richard

Keywords: jury; criminal law in Canada; standard judicial charges; juror comprehension

$68,720

Placing justice: a Centre for Interdisciplinary Justice Studies (CIJS) workshop

Co-investigatorSSHRC2015Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Walby, Kevin T.

Keywords: justice; cities; place; space; law; geography; crime; policing; zones; scale; towns; rural; punishment; banishment; criminal law; criminal procedure; risk; security

$10,538

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: juries Dear Professor Bertrand, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on juries connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Jury Representativeness in Canada: Representative or Not?" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]