Canada Crime Rate Case Study

INTRODUCTION

For more than a decade, crime rates in Canada have been declared as steadily declining in correlation to the published rates of Police Reported Crime (PRC). Whilst there is the argument that the crime rates in Canada is factually falling, there is an armada of hypotheses that would disagree. For an individual to make a statement of how to maintain this trend, it would mean they would first need to be in agreement with the proposal that the cause of shrinking crime rates are due to the actions of the Canadian Justice System. In order to continue to be a successful justice system, Canada would benefit most by relying on old and new methods that both stand by important values, and adapt to current crime trends and effective punishments. This paper seeks to explore the various components linked to crime rates as well as make recommendations on how to maintain the trend Canada is seeking.

MODELS AND METHODS

Some of the most notable models and methods used by the Canadian justice system to maintain decreasing crime rates is a combination of old and new approaches to the situation. By supporting both old and new methods the justice system ensures that it holds the morals that are important from the past whilst adapting to current crime trends and effective punishments. “Deterrence is

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