Natasha Martino
Biographic Data
| ID | 4267410 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Natasha Martino |
| GIVEN NAMES | Natasha |
| FAMILY NAME | Martino |
| SIGNATURE | MARTINO N |
| AFFILIATIONS | McMaster University |
| ORCID | 0009-0000-2322-4099 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Barriers to accessing social housing programs in Canada
The right to housing is enshrined in Canadian law, however, access to housing can be limited by administrative requirements. This is particularly true for people experiencing homelessness and/or insecure housing, as they may not have access to documentation, such as identification or notice of assessments (i.e. income tax verification). The current research examines program eligibility and documentation requirements for access to social housing a…
Who is watching the watchers? A snapshot of Canadian police services board member capacity
Recurring high‐profile incidents of police misconduct in Canada have led to claims that Police Services Boards (PSBs) are often ineffective in carrying out their governance responsibilities and require significant reform. Incidents such as the Freedom Convoy occupation in Ottawa demonstrate the consequences that can arise when police oversight fails to meet expectations. Although concerns about police oversight are not new, PSBs continue to suffe…
Between Grief and Relief
Scholars have detailed the impacts of imprisonment on loved ones through concepts such as collateral consequences, secondary prisonization, and symbiotic harms. However, these frameworks often overlook the complex range of emotions loved ones experience when their friend or family member is incarcerated. Drawing on 181 longitudinal interviews with 29 loved ones of incarcerated men across Canada, we use the sociology of emotions to explore the plu…
Bureaucrats with Badges
Homelessness affects at least 25,000 people every day in Canada alone. Although research has documented responses to homelessness involving the police and private security, there is much less scholarship investigating municipal bylaw enforcement officers' role in the governance of homelessness. We explore how bylaw officers regulate homelessness in Ontario, Canada. Drawing on surveys and semi-structured interviews with bylaw officers, our analysi…
The governance gap
In the wake of the Defund the Police and the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movements, police accountability and legitimacy are commanding a significant amount of attention. Importantly, questions are being raised about how to effectively govern and manage policing especially with respect to police violence and misconduct. While much of this discussion has focused on the actions of the police, there has been little research examining the civilian bodie…
The ‘regulatory grey zone’
Over the past two decades, homelessness has become more visible, and with it are increased demands for law enforcement to minimise the visibility of people experiencing homelessness, and manage, or ultimately remove, local encampments. While scholarship exists on police responses to homelessness, the role that other security actors, such as municipal bylaw officers, play in managing and regulating homelessness is largely unknown. In this paper, w…
Less than idyllic
The ‘regulatory grey zone’
Over the past two decades, homelessness has become more visible, and with it are increased demands for law enforcement to minimise the visibility of people experiencing homelessness, and manage, or ultimately remove, local encampments. While scholarship exists on police responses to homelessness, the role that other security actors, such as municipal bylaw officers, play in managing and regulating homelessness is largely unknown. In this paper, w…
Less than idyllic
The ‘regulatory grey zone’
Over the past two decades, homelessness has become more visible, and with it are increased demands for law enforcement to minimise the visibility of people experiencing homelessness, and manage, or ultimately remove, local encampments. While scholarship exists on police responses to homelessness, the role that other security actors, such as municipal bylaw officers, play in managing and regulating homelessness is largely unknown. In this paper, w…
Less than idyllic
The governance gap
In the wake of the Defund the Police and the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movements, police accountability and legitimacy are commanding a significant amount of attention. Importantly, questions are being raised about how to effectively govern and manage policing especially with respect to police violence and misconduct. While much of this discussion has focused on the actions of the police, there has been little research examining the civilian bodie…
Barriers to accessing social housing programs in Canada
The right to housing is enshrined in Canadian law, however, access to housing can be limited by administrative requirements. This is particularly true for people experiencing homelessness and/or insecure housing, as they may not have access to documentation, such as identification or notice of assessments (i.e. income tax verification). The current research examines program eligibility and documentation requirements for access to social housing a…
Who is watching the watchers? A snapshot of Canadian police services board member capacity
Recurring high‐profile incidents of police misconduct in Canada have led to claims that Police Services Boards (PSBs) are often ineffective in carrying out their governance responsibilities and require significant reform. Incidents such as the Freedom Convoy occupation in Ottawa demonstrate the consequences that can arise when police oversight fails to meet expectations. Although concerns about police oversight are not new, PSBs continue to suffe…
Between Grief and Relief
Scholars have detailed the impacts of imprisonment on loved ones through concepts such as collateral consequences, secondary prisonization, and symbiotic harms. However, these frameworks often overlook the complex range of emotions loved ones experience when their friend or family member is incarcerated. Drawing on 181 longitudinal interviews with 29 loved ones of incarcerated men across Canada, we use the sociology of emotions to explore the plu…
Bureaucrats with Badges
Homelessness affects at least 25,000 people every day in Canada alone. Although research has documented responses to homelessness involving the police and private security, there is much less scholarship investigating municipal bylaw enforcement officers' role in the governance of homelessness. We explore how bylaw officers regulate homelessness in Ontario, Canada. Drawing on surveys and semi-structured interviews with bylaw officers, our analysi…
Law (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Public Administration (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (4 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Corporate governance (3 works) · Criminology (3 works) · Public Administration (3 works)