June 4, 2013
Canada.com – Blogger Tobi Cohen, Post Media News
Omnibus crime bill 14 months later — how’s it playing out in court
A year and bit after C-10 has become law, a parliamentarian has asked government what has been the impact. The questioner and the answerer must both be somewhat puzzled by the answer.http://o.canada.com/2013/06/03/blog-omnibus-crime-bill-14-months-later-hows-it-playing-out-in-court
CTV News
National anti-bullying strategy would have ‘absolutely’ helped late teen: father
Allan Hubley is an Ottawa city councillor and father of Jamie, a 15 year old who was openly gay and killed himself in 2001, in part from bullying by classmates. Allan thinks that the federal government plan to partner with the Red Cross to train peer leadership in the response to bullying would have helped at the time and will help others now. The feds are offering $250,000 and hoping to reach about 48,000 teens with the skills to help. http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/national-anti-bullying-strategy-would-have-absolutely-helped-late-teen-father-1.1308358#ixzz2VDGZ60h7
CBC News – Meagan Fitzpatrick
Nicholson makes case for ‘reasonable’ mental-health crime bill
The first witness before the justice committee studying the proposed changes to the NCR Bill, C-54, Nicholson expects both the opposition parties to support what he calls ‘reasonable measures.’ The most controversial element establishes a ‘high risk’ category of accused. The Bill has passed second reading in the House. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2013/06/03/pol-ncr-nicholson-committee.html
Global News – Anna Mehler Paperny and Lindsey Addawoo
New rules for mentally ill offenders could backfire, experts warn
The BC chair of the Review Board – Bernd Walter – and the chair of the Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime Heidi Illingworth as well as Howard Sapers, the Correctional investigator, are all wondering if C-54 will really help or if will simply make matters worse. The link walks the reader through the elements of the Bill and the anticipated problems once passed.http://globalnews.ca/news/610612/new-rules-for-mentally-ill-offenders-could-backfire-experts-warn
Young Witness (New Zealand)
Young’s violent venue
Here’s a new twist on crime fighting. Based on the national crime statistics and the frequency of calls to police around violence, a pub can be listed publicly as a violent venue. 12-18 incidents per year will do it! http://www.youngwitness.com.au/story/1545077/youngs-violent-venue/?cs=12
Psychiatry-on-line – American Psychiatric Association Journal
Effectiveness of Criminal Justice Liaison and Diversion Services for Offenders with Mental Disorders: A Review
The authors searched 30 databases for the last 32 years and reduced over 6,000 hits to some 10 cases fitting inclusion criteria. The abstract is available at http://ps.psychiatryonline.org/article.aspx?articleID=1693283 (Full pdf of the article requires subscription)
Washington Post – Editorial
A worthy peace offering for Honduras and El Salvador
The post comments on efforts, mediated by the Catholic Church, to broker inter-gang peace and hopefully end the status of the highest murder rates in the world: 91.6/100,000 in Honduras and 69.2 in El Salvador. http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/truces-in-honduras-and-el-salvador-deserve-us-support/2013/06/02/d24dcf86-ca17-11e2-8da7-d274bc611a47_story.html
The Star (UK)
VIDEO – Why I still feel half dead after my son’s murder
A 49 year old mother of three who lost one of her children to murder five years ago reflects on the lost and the changes in her neighbourhood that accompanied the loss. The four minute video is entitled “No more wasted lives.” http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/video-why-i-still-feel-half-dead-after-my-son-s-murder-1-5726414
Federal Bureau of Investigation – Uniform Crime Report
Preliminary Annual Uniform Crime Report, January-December, 2012
http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2012/preliminary-annual-uniform-crime-report-january-december-2012 Related article Houston News Journal – FBI releases Preliminary Annual Crime Statistics for 2012 http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/pearland/news/fbi-releases-preliminary-annual-crime-statistics-for/article_f27b8688-cf12-5aa3-8c03-b7b5991534a9.html