Jan. 14, 2013 Globe and Mail – Sean Fine Court cases to stir judges’ feud with Ottawa over sentencing rules Smart Justice has repeatedly noted the push back from Canada’s judges around the issue of giving time served credit against sentence, … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2014
Block by block…
January 8, 2014 by
Jan. 8, 2014 Winnipeg Free Press – Rick Linden Police alone can't cut crime rate The city, the police and many of the community organizations have set up an innovative community crime prevention program called Block-by-Block which tackles … [Read more...]
Victims’ rights…
January 7, 2014 by
Jan. 7, 2013 Canadian Law Times Defence counsel brace for victims rights bill Anticipating the introduction of the victims’ rights bill in the 2014 session of parliament, defence lawyers say that the legislation give the prosecution … [Read more...]
True justice…
January 5, 2014 by
Jan. 5, 2013 Winnipeg Free Press - John Longhurst In pursuit of true justice The peace and good will of Christmas comes alive in this outreach involving Arlette Zinck, an associate professor in English at King’s College (Edmonton) and Omar … [Read more...]
Floods, gangs and pot…
January 2, 2014 by
Jan. 2, 2013 CBC News Calgary Floods, gangs and pot: Calgary police chief reflects on 2013 Crime has gone down in Calgary this past year but as far as Police Chief Rick Hanson is concerned the biggest lessons learn in 2013 involved how to … [Read more...]