Crime and punishment: Time for a more reasoned debate

Danny Graham, criminal justice advisor in Canada and internationally, reports that comparable European democracies basing policy on “what works” are achieving much lower crime rates than Canada, with lower incarceration and huge fiscal savings. He describes some policy successes and calls for more reasoned public debate with less emphasis on rhetoric and more focus on research and facts.  http://thechronicleherald.ca/opinion/66548-crime-and-punishment-time-more-reasoned-debate