The Canadian Association of Crown Counsel says a national database would make bail hearings faster while giving prosecutors more information about people facing new charges
Crown prosecutors across the country are asking the federal Minister of Justice and his provincial counterparts to create a national digital database that will give them the complete criminal history of anyone facing new charges.
Prosecutors argue such a database would help them uncover when a person has committed other violent or serious offences across provinces in order to recommend that a judge deny them bail or issue stricter conditions on their release as they await a trial. Currently, prosecutors must instead use different workarounds to learn more about the person whom they must determine is a risk to the public if released, says Rick Woodburn, the CACC president.
Kent Roach and Cheryl Webster: It sounds good, but tougher bail laws and more cops won’t improve public safety “We haven’t heard from the government,” said Mr. Dalrymple, who is also the treasurer for the federal prosecutors’ association.into the small number of people – most of them dealing with homelessness, mental-health issues and addictions – who continue assaulting strangers in cities across B.C. found Crown and defence lawyers, as well as judges, may not have easy access to all the details of an offender’s full record.Under the current system, Mr.
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