But somebody’s going to have to decide, if the province isn’t going to come to the table, we’re going to do our own mental health teams.” “These candidates can talk all they want about doing mental health. Griffiths: One issue with candidates including mental health care in their platforms is that it is the responsibility of the province. But is that important? Is that what keeps the person from doing violent offences?” “Checking whether the guy is in at five past 10 - that’s easy. Police funding: Has voted for the police chief budget all five years he has been on council.Īnthony Doob, professor emeritus of criminology at the University of Toronto: How useful are bail compliance officers? “How many people do you need to survey in order to find the needle in the haystack? Who’s going to do something terrible?” There are thousands out on bail. Substance use: Will work with front-line service providers to improve operations at safe consumption sites and expand treatment. Transit: Install platform-edge doors at subway stations deploy 40 new special constables and 50 new police officers create a new agency to provide mental health services bring cell reception to the subway. Public safety: Using provincial money, create a bail compliance unit of 68 new police officers to “keep tabs” on alleged criminals the court releases into the community. They can get access to any ammunition and guns they want, 24/7, 365 (days a year).” An alternative solution is focusing on prevention programs and identifying kids in school that are at risk of becoming gang-involved.Įrick Laming, assistant professor of criminology at Trent University: Bailão’s statements about police funding make it clear about where she stands: “It just sounds like pretty much whatever the police want police will get in that sense, because she’s already made it clear that she’s voted against it and she would never vote in favour of defunding.” Police funding: Will not vote to defund the police, says the city needs to have an adequately funded police service.Ĭurt Griffiths, criminology professor and co-ordinator of Police Studies program at Simon Fraser University: Forbidding the sale of handguns or ammunition won’t end gun violence: “People that are involved in handgun violence are in a criminal lifestyle. Substance use: Introduce mobile mental health clinics partnering with community health groups in high priority neighbourhoods and transit stations. Transit: Bring cell service to the TTC immediately redeploy and hire staff across all stations expand security camera coverage reverse transit cuts and add cleaning schedules supports amending Criminal Code to include transit workers facing harassment. Public safety: Voted to urge the federal government to forbid the sale of handguns and for the province to outlaw the sale of handgun ammunition in Toronto will expand Toronto Community Crisis Service to cover the whole city, connecting people in crisis with mental health workers supports bail reform “so violent, repeat offenders are not constantly in a revolving door between courts and city streets.”
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