Cheryl Webster, University of Ottawa

Research

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Latest funding

When overall stability masks internal instability: An exploration of intra-national variability in trends in imprisonment rates (1960-2022) and the hypothesis of 'selective' increased punitiveness in Canada
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$28,341
When overall stability masks internal instability: An exploration of intra-national variability in trends in imprisonment rates (1960-2022) and the hypothesis of 'selective' increased punitiveness in Canada
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$46,662
Understanding variability in trends in imprisonment rates in Canada 1960-2012: a more nuanced picture of Canadian levels of punitiveness
SSHRC · 2013 · Principal investigator
$94,001

All 4 grants and awards

No publications available.

When overall stability masks internal instability: An exploration of intra-national variability in trends in imprisonment rates (1960-2022) and the hypothesis of 'selective' increased punitiveness in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Webster, Cheryl M.

Keywords: criminal justice policy; legal change; imprisonment; bail/remand; sentencing; criminal court case processing/court delay

$28,341

When overall stability masks internal instability: An exploration of intra-national variability in trends in imprisonment rates (1960-2022) and the hypothesis of 'selective' increased punitiveness in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Webster, Cheryl M.

Keywords: criminal justice policy; legal change; imprisonment; bail/remand; sentencing; criminal court case processing/court delay

$46,662

Understanding variability in trends in imprisonment rates in Canada 1960-2012: a more nuanced picture of Canadian levels of punitiveness

Principal investigatorSSHRC2013Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Webster, Cheryl M.

Keywords: imprisonment; punitiveness; stability; criminal justice policy

$94,001

The use of imprisonment in Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC2007Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Doob, Anthony N.

Keywords: imprisonment; Canada; punishment

$75,568

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 Dear Professor Webster, 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 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 "When overall stability masks internal instability: An exploration of intra-national variability in trends in imprisonment rates (1960-2022) and the hypothesis of 'selective' increased punitiveness in Canada" (2023), 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]