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Wednesday, November 28th, 2012
Nov 28, 2012
Half of Canadian offenders say substance abuse is the cause of their crimes. In Saskatchewan, a full 93% of provincial offenders have a substance-abuse problem… But “the criminal justice system is blind to addictions,” Bryant writes. Most problem drinkers who habitually commit crimes rotate through prison and a precarious street life. Bryant would like to see almost the entire justice system taking a therapeutic approach to addicts…
Tags: corrections, crime prevention, Health, ideology, mental Health, standard of living
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Thursday, November 22nd, 2012
Nov. 22 2012,
The yearly cost of caring for a homeless person with substance abuse and mental issues (that is, most of them) ranges from $55,000 up to $134,000, according to various research studies… Even though preventive services can often save money in the long run, governments are loath to fund them. Prevention is expensive. It requires long-term investment, which is not how governments operate.
Tags: budget, crime prevention, homelessness, ideology, philanthropy, tax
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Thursday, November 1st, 2012
October 31, 2012
Golden has focused on the rich-poor gap, which is bad for social cohesion, hard to justify and which is rising faster in Canada than in the United States… into an all-out plea for the corporate elite to stop sitting on the sidelines when it comes to growing social inequalities in Toronto… a measure of equality is an important factor in sustaining economic growth and… overall quality of life, in such areas as health, education and general well-being, is better for everyone in more equal societies.
Tags: crime prevention, ideology, poverty, standard of living
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Sunday, October 14th, 2012
October 5, 2012
An increasing number of local youthful offenders are committing more serious crimes, despite a decline in the number of teens appearing before the courts… there is a growing percentage of teens who come from unstable and abusive family settings where substance abuse is a part of daily life. Poverty also fuels an already sordid existence…
Tags: crime prevention, mental Health, poverty, standard of living
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Thursday, October 11th, 2012
Oct 9, 2012
The federal government’s tough-on-crime agenda is “excessively punitive” for youth and is a step backwards for Canada’s child rights record, says… The UN committee on… Rights of the Child. The Harper government’s Bill C-10 — an omnibus crime bill that includes stiffer penalties for youth and makes it easier to try them as adults — no longer conforms to the child rights convention or other international standards.
Tags: crime prevention, ideology, rights, standard of living, youth
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Friday, September 28th, 2012
Sep 28, 2012
Put simply — the set of policies and programs that fall under the harm reduction model aim to reduce the negative health, social and economic consequence of drug use… harm reduction does not in any way conflict with rehabilitation. Insite, for instance, is connected to a detox centre, and use of its supervised injection facilities is often the first step towards recovery.
Tags: crime prevention, Health, ideology, mental Health
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Thursday, September 20th, 2012
20 Sep. 2012
This infographic highlights and illustrates how wasteful and inefficient the war on drugs has been. Since first declared in 1970 by President Nixon, the U.S. has spent $1 Trillion on the War on Drugs… [but] the USA is the world’s largest consumer of illicit drugs… Let’s be blunt – It’s time to end the drug war!
Tags: corrections, crime prevention, economy, Health, ideology, mental Health, pharmaceutical, standard of living
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Monday, August 27th, 2012
August 26, 2012
The Conservative government has introduced 69 “crime” bills since 2006… These bills are more silly and stupid than they are offensive or destructive. The “protecting seniors” bill changes nothing; the “victim surcharge” bill imposes additional financial penalties on offenders who can’t pay… Conservative criminal justice policy is developed not to serve public or societal needs but to help market the Conservatives to specific constituencies…
Tags: budget, corrections, crime prevention, ideology
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Saturday, August 25th, 2012
11 August 2012
The chief justice of Canada’s Supreme Court says the legal system risks a loss of public faith unless barriers to public access to the courts, especially for civil matters, are lowered… “Being able to access justice is fundamental to the rule of law. If people decide they can’t get justice, they will have less respect for the law”… the issue is especially relevant to civil courts, where there are not enough judges, lawyers are expensive… and there are delays.
Tags: crime prevention, ideology, rights, standard of living
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Saturday, August 18th, 2012
3 August 2012
When violence strikes a community, we all suffer… The most successful way to avert crime is a concerted effort to get at the root causes of violence… diverse racialized youth, who experience isolation and see no hope for the future are at greatest risk of violence… We need… all sectors to unite in an ongoing commitment to work together to build an inclusive and caring society by investing in our youth, in our communities, and in our social infrastructure.
Tags: crime prevention, ideology, multiculturalism, poverty, standard of living, youth
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