Canada's Tough on Crime Agenda and its Immediate Effects
Submitted on January 7, 2012
By Nicole Kish - Toronto Media Co-op
A regression is occurring within our country. The Canadian judicial system is reverting to a “tough on crime” mentality...This is being done in the name of safety and security within society. Yet for all the claims these approaches make, what can factually be said for a judicial system that is “tough on crime”?...Unfortunately, one of the most problematic issues with the implementation of such judicial actions is its focus on the immediate, short term results. As history has informed us, that which offers the most stark and promising immediate result often bares adverse, if not dangerous, consequences down the line.
