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| Policing Issues in Labrador |
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Caseload ratios for police officers in Labrador - HVGB has the highest
ratio, average of 200 vs. rest of Canada - an average of 40. |
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Perception that most police work is reactive, not preventative |
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Crime impacts on community wellness
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Political and community advocacy for more police officers - best
utilization of resources, not just advocacy - demonstrate the need |
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Limited officers in some communities |
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Police sensitivity to victims |
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Language barriers prevent accurate reporting and effective response to
crime |
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Cultural sensitivity for disbatch officers out of St. Johns |
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Reporting Systems ie. 911 |
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Community Constables in Makkovik and Rigolet have been removed from these
communities. |
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Youth Crime / Children At Risk |
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Changes to the Young Criminal Justice Act - reduced numbers in group
homes but increasing numbers of youth crimes, are community structures
in place to respond? |
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Budgets have to be reallocated from service delivery and services to
children to repair vandalism costs eg, damage at schools |
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Perceived (or real) increase in crimes like vandalism, theft in specific
geographic areas of Labrador |
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Schools Act, section 19 regarding truancy, an example of there being no
repercussions |
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Limited access to school system to teach about prevention |
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Drug, Alcohol and Substance Abuse |
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Drunk driving |
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FAS / FAE |
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Drugs, such as Ecstacy, Crack, Cocaine, etc., are rampant in most
Labrador communities. |
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| Policy/Jurisdictional
Issues |
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Remove duplications |
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Some tings are federal
responsibility and are difficult to deal with. |
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Concerns raised with Child
Youth & Family Services Act ie. Waiting periods child custody cases, youth aged
16-18 years |
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Boundary issues in
education & health services in southern Labrador with the development of the
road, are causing new problems with coordination |
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Schools are not advising
parents when anti-bullying programs are taking place in schools |
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| Social /
Infrastructure Development creates issues as they may increase crime |
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Impacts of highway
development and increased access and exposure to crime, drugs etc. |
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Private sector advocating
for reduced sentences to allow work to continue |
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| Safe Houses /Shelters
/ Family Violence |
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Safe houses and the need
for funding support, coordination and advocacy |
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Are there statistics on
calls for need of safe houses by sub- regions in Labrador? |
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parenting skills needed as
interventions |
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| Justice System |
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Waiting periods |
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Prevention programs -
access to service issues |
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Justice system not
culturally relevant |
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Referrals to victim
services coordinators |
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| Awareness Issues |
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Limited awareness on other
forms of violence ie. Financial, elder |
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Violence is just a
womans issue |
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Where are the Victim
Services Workers / offices |
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| Healing / Treatment
Programs |
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Restorative Justice - want
to see more Counseling Services are needed |
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| Program Needs |
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Need an inventory of
services for Labrador developed. |
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Central depository of all
print material related to crime prevention. |
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Programs for offenders -
reintegration programming. |
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Inter-disciplinary teams
to help with community reintegration |
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Need for enhanced
community education initiatives that support community re-integration |
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Limited access to
Psychiatrists in Labrador |
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No support services for
people suffering from mental illness, when they go back to communities. |
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More community Living
chapters in Labrador |
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Develop a Labrador Best
Practice Guide |
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Improved sharing of
resources, and tools between organizations and communities. |
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Sources: Labrador Connects Conference 2001, Labrador West Consultation
in 2002, SSP Steering Committee, The Crime Challenge for Inuit Justice in
Labrador - Labrador Legal Services, 2003 Labrador Women Conference, Zone 5
Womens Conference, community teleconference in February 2004 |
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Council
