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Date: April 30, 2024 Tue
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Results for criminal justice policy (canada)
1 results foundAuthor: Mallea, Paula Title: The Fear Factor: Stephen Harper's Tough on Crime Agenda Summary: According to Statistics Canada, crime rates have been trending down for over 20 years. This includes the violent crime rate. Yet the Harper government continues to insist that there is an epidemic of crime, and that Canadians should be very afraid of increasing violence — guns, gangs and drugs — the fear factor. This study analyses the financial and human costs of the Harper government's tough on crime agenda and concludes it is wrong-headed, expensive, and counter-productive. In fact, it will likely lead to more crime and a bigger deficit. Details: Ottawa: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, 2010. 56p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed December 6, 2010 at: http://www.policyalternatives.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/publications/National%20Office/2010/11/Tough%20on%20Crime.pdf Year: 2010 Country: Canada URL: http://www.policyalternatives.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/publications/National%20Office/2010/11/Tough%20on%20Crime.pdf Shelf Number: 120382 Keywords: Costs of CrimeCriminal Justice Policy (Canada)Fear of Crime |