Current crime-fighting proposals lack concrete, evidence-based actions and proven public health strategies that are known to significantly and cost-effectively reduce violent crime.
- Emeritus professor of Criminology, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
An analysis of trends over the last 20 years in Canada could not find any correlation between increases in municipal police budgets and a reduction in crime rates. There’s another way forward.
There are proven ways to significantly reduce violent crime within the next five years. It requires becoming not “tough on crime,” but “smart on crime” before it happens.
Les approches punitives ne sont pas efficaces pour réduire la violence armée. De nombreuses études scientifiques montrent que la prévention en amont est le moyen le plus efficace et le plus rentable.
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