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Crime Starters Assignment- As you are aware, criminal justice officials, politicians, and academics are always looking for and proposing ways to reduce crime. Some of the things they come up with have merit, but when yo.t"toot at crime rates and the inefficiencies in our criminal justice system, you have to wonder if they really know what they are talking about' Frankly ,i"uking, a 1ot of what they have proposed to reduce crime has proven to be just plain siupid. inis of course has been goodlor Crime Starters, because it is what keeps crime rates and criminal justice system bungling up, and our business alive. As president of Crime Starters though, I am concerned about the recent downtum in crime rates and the negative impact this may have on our business' I was especially disappointed to leam for-exampl" thut Abbotsford has lost its first place standing as the mu.d!, capital of Canada. There was even a reporl last week that someone was able to park their car in Surey ovemight without it geiting broken into. Worse, a report out last week claims that it is no longei the case thativeryone in Mission has a grow op' These reports are just heartbreakin!, and as you might expect, I am thinking that we need to do ,o-" things to deliberat"ty Jutt" crime rates to rise again' In particular' I.am.thinking that we can propose to do a number of things to each part of the criminal justice system that will be widely seen and accepted u, *uyt to reduce crime and system inefficiencies' but in reality will have the opposite effect. iktto* this is sneaky and unethical' but that is precisely tnl nna of behavioiwhich has made our corporation so strong' For you personally, it is precisely the kind of behavior which will get you pfomoted' Remember our motto "Some people step up, we step on people" With the abgyg-in-g]:p.d'J9*91"?S.'t:F+enlr-q-qui19s*J-o-glg-p1gPps'e 'thre'etSpecific-thing*'we can do to-in;re^g 9{tq9-"q"1dii1"!1r.1gl1.y-s-1199:ile!,!,9]e,Leies- i+ -Qsada' You can propose changes in poliCing, ;"tt, ffiiof 6oneclio"i-ptaciiCes. You can also propose changes to our laws. For thosJof you who would also like to get a raise, you can also propose changes we can make in terms of social policy. Whatever you propose, you need to clearly describe the change, yo.r.""o*rriend and why you believe it will result in a crime rate increase or system in-efficiencies. Importantly, whatever you proposemust again be seen by most Canadians as a gteatway to reduce crime' The assignment should be at least ten pages long, double spaced, and handed in at the ["gr""l"g of the class on July 26th. It is worth 30% of your grade.
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David answered on Dec 31 2021
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Crimes committed in Canada are disproportionately inclined towards the youth and younger
population. As per the chart below, crime conducted by people in the age group 12-25 was
proportionately higher than the ones committed by people in the age band of 25-39.
According to Statistics Canada, criminal offence peaked at the age of 18, and reduced with
the passage of time. Though the rate in number of youths accused for offences such as
o
ery, serious assaults,
eak-ins and vehicle thefts has declined since 1999, they still
emain a major concern for the Canadian police and judiciary system.
As a criminal organization it is much easier for us to get the work done through a younger
population than a person who is of a much higher age. I believe the following are the reasons:
 People of the young age are relatively less matured than those is their late twenties
and thirties
 Younger generation often get lured by the easiest way of making big money in a short
time
Thus I believe if we can do something to increase inefficiency in judicial system pertaining to
the custody / detention of young population, we can definitely increase the crime rates.
Table 1.1: Crime conducted by age group
Under the cu
ent provisions of Criminal code of justice, any young person who has been
detained by the police should be
ought before a youth court judge within 24 hours or
without unreasonable delays. Under the Criminal code (section 503), the officer in charge has
all the possible right to release the accused youth both conditionally and unconditionally.
I would like to tweak this law in the following manner:
 Canadians perceiving it as a great move to reduce crime: I would recommend the
Youth custody and community services in Canada to increase the custody period for
detaining youth convicts from 24 hours to 48 hours. This will help the police and the
office in charge to frame charges on the youth accused and do a proper ground work
efore producing the person in the youth court. This will ensure that police get ample
time for investigation and collecting evidences for seeking the custody of the accused.
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62
98
147
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
55 & above
40-54
25-39
12-25
in 000's rate per 100,000 population
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People mainly accused of conducting crime in Canada belong to the younger population
This will ensure that none of the accused youths are able to walk free due to the lack
of information or credible evidences against them. Further, it can serve as a major
dete
ent for the criminals of young age, as they might find it difficult to fa
icate and
hide evidences to escape police custody. Eventually this can lead to
inging the
crime rates down. Following are the reasons behind detention:
 Ensuring that the young person accused of a criminal act attends court
of justice;
 To ensure public safety and security
 To ensure the confidence and faith of general public in the judicial
system remains intact
 As a means of increasing judicial inefficiency: Youth custody and community
services in Canada clearly states that if the officer-in-charge are satisfied that the
youth involved in the crime has not done enough to be convicted, the officer has all
the rights to release the person from custody either conditionally or unconditionally.
In the cu
ent system, the officers have the obligation of producing the convicts before
the youth court within 24 hours of their a
est. Normally this does not give us ample
time for seeking the bail of the accused or reaching a state of compromise with the
officer-in-charge. If the maximum time taken for producing an accused before the
justice court is increased from twenty four to forty eight hours, it will allow us to
ensure that we can get our person realized by either getting a bail for his offence or by
eaching a state of compromise with the officer-in-charge (by either
ibing him or his
higher officials). This will serve two main purposes for us:
 First it will act as a cover-up i.e. though the crime will be conducted,
the number of cases reported will be much lower, thus virtually
signaling a decrease in crime rates,
 The young criminals will be more confident now of committing a
crime, and being rest assured that they can escape the clutches of law
y out timely intervention
Changes on Remands and Assessments of Fitness to Stand Trial
In Canada, defendants or defenders are presumed fit to stand in a trial unless and until the
party is able to prove to the court of justice that they are not medically and mentally fit to
stand trial. Generally, mental disorder can result in a trial being postponed or suspended
In the western countries it is more commonly known as the incompetency of the defendants
to participate or stand trials, while in Canada and Great Britain it is refe
ed to as fitness to
stand trial. In Canada, presence of mental disorder plays a very important part in determining
and assessing a person’s level of mental fitness, but does not alone justifies that the person in
unfit.
Both the courts of justice in Canada and United States have relied heavily on the services of
psychiatrists and psychologists in the inpatient facilities for evaluating the fitness of an
individual over a number of days. Initially the assessment period was of thirty days, but later
on due to protests and recommendations by the custodians of law, the assessment period was
decreased to five days, while in certain circumstances it was allowed till 30 days, and in
exceptional circumstances beyond that. However, results clearly show that...
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