by CCJC Admin | May 16, 2008 | Elections, Public Forums
One percent of the U.S. adult population is in prison. This is the highest rate in the world, even higher than Russia and China. Why are U.S. policymakers reconsidering their “tough on crime” approach? What lessons could Canadians learn from the United States about...
by CCJC Admin | Feb 25, 2008 | Crime and Justice bills
Policy Update – A ‘tough’ Canada: CCJC’s views on the most recent developments In October of last year, Canada’s government introduced its Tackling Violent Crime Act – Bill C-2 – into the House of Commons. This Bill includes...
by CCJC Admin | Nov 25, 2007 | Crime and Justice bills
Last fall, Canada’s government introduced legislation to amend the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA). The goal is to include deterrence and denunciation as sentencing principles, in other words, allowing judges to detain young offenders before trial should they be...
by CCJC Admin | May 10, 2007 | Victims Pastoral Care
Victims and Justice According to Juristat and Statistics Canada, around 11,000,000 crimes are committed each year. Of these, only a small percentage (approximately 3%) of victims receives any kind of response from the formal justice institutions. This is as a result...
