Joe Hermer

Joe Hermer is a criminologist and an associate professor in and chair of the Sociology Department at the University of Toronto Scarborough. He does research in the areas of policing, regulation, and state power, with a particular interest in vulnerable and street-involved populations. His recent work has focused on how municipal governments police homeless encampments and unhoused people in public space. He advises NGOs, charities, and legal advocates on anti-criminalization strategies and legal interventions. His recent work includes Policing Compassion: Begging, Law and Power in Public Spaces.

• Toronto Ontario Canada
• Public Policy