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In Memory... (Issue #3, Part 1) |
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Written by Don Schiemann
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Wednesday, 30 August 2006 |
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This Issue is dedicated to all police and peace officers who have died in the line of duty1 - particularly to those officers whose death came at the hand of a criminal.
This Issue is a very personal one because one of these officers is my son, RCMP Constable Peter Schiemann, who was among the four officers murdered outside of Mayerthorpe.
The following is a list of police and peace officers who have been killed as the result of criminal activity in the last five years:
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Reducing the Risk (Issue #3, Part 2) |
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Written by Don Schiemann
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Wednesday, 30 August 2006 |
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Every police officer knows that there is risk involved in putting on the uniform. By the very nature of their work, police are required to deal with bad people.
We submit, however, that the risk to police officers today is simply unreasonable.
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The Crime Rate - Are Things Really All That Bad? (Issue #3, Part 3) |
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Written by Don Schiemann
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Wednesday, 30 August 2006 |
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How can you talk about “escalating consequences” when the latest Statistics Canada report shows that crime rates for 2005 have actually dropped? |
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The 2005 Crime Stats - Drilling Down for the Truth |
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Written by Scott Newark, Crown Prosecutor
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Wednesday, 30 August 2006 |
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It’s become a ritual of summer. Every year, the Government of Canada releases crime statistics that are inevitably followed by spin from the self appointed experts that crime is decreasing and Canadians are wrong in their perceptions to the contrary. This year was no different although the torque was more creative than usual given the nasty little fact that there was more crime, especially the most serious violent crime this year than last.
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