Posts Tagged ‘crime prevention’
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Bill Blair: A police chief looking beyond the easy answers
Wednesday, August 15th, 2012
1 August 2012
Chief Blair offered a strikingly nuanced take on how to make troubled neighbourhoods safer… he dismissed the idea – propagated by federal and municipal politicians seeking to score law-and-order points – that the criminal justice system alone will make streets safer. As he put it: “You can’t arrest your way out of this.”… Through measures such as recruiting new officers from at-risk communities, and setting up a summer employment program for kids who live in them, Toronto’s force is already making considerable efforts.
Tags: crime prevention, ideology, poverty, youth
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New program helps teens adjust from jail to school
Saturday, August 11th, 2012
31 July 2012
… they have been immersed in a culture of custody and they can’t leave it behind without support… While these teens have aptitude, they can be “functionally illiterate and they need wraparound services from people who speak their language… Redemption Reintegration Services… provides them with advice on housing, jobs, clothing and even has a barbershop in the office for students who can’t afford a haircut when they get out of jail… “once these kids feel they don’t belong, that’s when it starts.”
Tags: corrections, crime prevention, ideology, youth
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To stop youth violence in Toronto, we must solve its root causes
Wednesday, August 8th, 2012
25 July 2012
Alarming gaps exist between neighbourhoods that are doing well and those that are falling behind. These are serious challenges that put our entire city at risk… First, we need to build youth leadership at a community level… Second, we need to improve access to supports that provide young people with positive options… Third, we need to increase youth employment… Finally, we must restore mixed-income neighbourhoods… This poverty isn’t just concerning because of where it’s located, but also because racialized communities are disproportionately affected.
Tags: crime prevention, participation, poverty, standard of living, youth
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Sinclair inquiry to look at social conditions surrounding child’s death
Wednesday, August 8th, 2012
24 July 2012
… “this inquiry needs to extend beyond the strict parameters of the operations of the child welfare system… The child welfare system alone cannot be expected to address the underlying social conditions which lead children into being in need of protection.”… those social conditions include poverty, limited economic and employment opportunities, homelessness and substance abuse.
Tags: child care, crime prevention, Indigenous, poverty, standard of living
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The how, the why [violent crime]
Wednesday, August 8th, 2012
24 July 2012
After reading Margaret Wente’s article… on last week’s mass shooting… I paused for a moment and tried to imagine life there. A page or so later, I saw a description of a $4-million home that boasts a mahogany library and an 1,100-bottle wine cellar. You know the big predictor of violent crime in a city? Income inequality.
Tags: crime prevention, economy, ideology, poverty, standard of living
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Harper’s anti-drug strategy gets a little less compassionate
Wednesday, August 8th, 2012
25 July 2012
Despite Harper’s early emphasis on balance… the planning and priorities report tabled with the federal Treasury Board for the next five years reveals deep cuts in Health Canada’s budget for drug treatment—but hefty increases in budgets for drug enforcement by police and prosecutors… The government has done nothing to publicize the anti-drug policy’s second five-year phase, much less drawn attention to the apparent shift in funding priorities… So you now have programs that have proven their efficacy, but there are no resources to sustain them…
Tags: crime prevention, Health, ideology
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What mirrors tell us [social violence]
Wednesday, August 8th, 2012
22 July 2012
The rising number of suicides on our reserves or the escalating violence in our cities are but symptoms of a society breaking under the burden of consumerism, selfishness, glorification of violence in pop culture/media, and disintegrating ethical and spiritual values… There is no simple answer and no one cause. The reversal of this trend requires the coming together of all Canadians for a singular purpose – to purge violence from our home, our communities and our society.
Tags: crime prevention, mental Health, poverty, standard of living
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Toronto’s priority neighbourhood programs mustn’t be abandoned
Tuesday, July 17th, 2012
July 16, 2012
An $85 million pool of one-time cash is set to evaporate over the coming year and there’s no new sources of money in sight… projects include after-school tutoring, leadership skills development, an urban farm project, and a host of other “youth focused” initiatives… Council did approve one positive change. A website called Wellbeing Toronto will track a wealth of data on each neighbourhood. It will measure indicators on crime, economic progress, education levels, the environment, and health status, among other criteria.
Tags: budget, crime prevention, philanthropy, poverty, standard of living, youth
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Canadian prisons must track mentally disordered inmates, advocates say
Monday, July 9th, 2012
July 08, 2012
Canada’s prison bosses don’t know how many federal inmates have been diagnosed with mental health problems. The Correctional Service of Canada has no system-wide tracking of prisoners with mental health issues, despite recent research indicating their numbers have roughly doubled since 1997… Without the baseline information of how many prisoners are diagnosed with specific mental health problems… the government can’t develop effective treatment programs or measure whether they’re successful.
Tags: corrections, crime prevention, disabilities, ideology, mental Health, rights, standard of living
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Ottawa’s cuts to young offender programs are short-sighted and costly
Sunday, July 8th, 2012
July 06, 2012
Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservative government has slashed funding for programs that help keep young offenders out of jail and able to make something of their lives… This $36-million cut was not highlighted in the recent federal budget. It was not discussed with the agencies that provide these important services to troubled youth. Provincial ministers, who are the federal government’s partners in keeping Canada safe, were not consulted. The cut was made public last week in an announcement masquerading as good news.
Tags: budget, corrections, crime prevention, ideology, youth
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