Harsher bail reforms an expensive ‘fool’s game’ that neglects evidence-based solutions, say criminologists

Reactionary measures meant to appear ‘tough on crime’ focus on the ‘low-hanging fruit while ignoring the root of the problem,’ says Queen's University criminology professor Nicole Myers.
Justice Minister Arif Virani, right, and Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc defended Bill C-48's bail reforms, and challenged the premiers who asked for the changes to 'step up and enforce the law.'

As calls mount for ever-stricter bail reforms from the premiers and federal Conservatives, University of Ottawa criminology professor Justin Piché says critics "got what they paid for" by funnelling millions of dollars into policing while neglecting the courts and community...

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