Canadian Policing Research Catalogue

Location

Canadian Policing Research

Resource

e-Books

Authors

• Vancouver (B.C.). Police Department, issuing body.
• Vancouver (B.C.). Police Department. Planning, Research & Audit Section.

Publishers

• [Vancouver, B.C.] : [Vancouver Police Department], 2008.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (p. 40-42).

Description

1 online resource (vi, 44 pages)

Note

"June 17, 2008."

Summary

This report examines the sentencing patterns of a sample of offenders being monitored by the Vancouver Police Department’s (VPD) Chronic Offenders Program (COP), and further draws attention to the issues surrounding the most prolific offenders in Vancouver by highlighting three case studies. This report analyzes for the first time, the sentences handed down to a sample of the most chronic offenders over the course of their criminal careers. The vast majority of Canadians assume that the more frequently an offender is convicted, the longer the sentence should be, but this does not generally appear to be the case. In fact, evidence shows that after 30 or more convictions the sentence actually decreases.

Subject

• Criminal statistics - British Columbia - Vancouver.
• Recidivists - British Columbia - Vancouver - Statistics.
• Sentences (Criminal procedure) - British Columbia - Vancouver - Statistics.

Contents

Table of figures -- Table of tables -- Executive summary -- Introduction -- Crime in Vancouver -- Case studies -- VPD chronic offender program -- Sentencing chronic offenders -- Discussion -- Goals and strategies -- Conclusion -- References -- Appendix A. Tables and figures.