Crime Statistics in Canada , 2001

"Lies, damned lies and criminal statistics": reinterpreting the criminal statistics in England and Wales.

Crime Statistics in Canada , 2004 by Julie Sauvé

Refugee children in Canada: searching for identity.

Canada is providing a new home to refugees from around the globe, who have left their countries of origin because of persecution and are seeking safety elsewhere. These families bring with them myriad stresses arising from their migration. Child refugees, in particular, have special needs that must be considered--trauma from witnessing violent crimes, language difficulties, family disruption, a...

The Psychology of Numbers in the Courtroom: How to Make Dna-match Statistics Seem Impressive or Insufficient

By now, everyone knows that forensic DNA analysis represents a stunning theoretical advance for the criminal justice system.1 The value of DNA analysis lies in its theoretical power to exclude large proportions of the population as potential contributors of genetic samples (e.g., blood, semen, hair). Thus, when a suspect’s DNA matches a DNA sample that is recovered from the scene of a violent c...

Crime, Malnutrition, and Other Forms of Cerebral Trauma

It is my intention in giving this paper to set the scene for the following papers and discussions. Crime, in the minds of most people, is becoming an increasingly serious problem. Whilst the majority of crimes are on the increase, it is those involving violence which cause us the most concern. However, that increase is not so apparent when we turn from the newspapers to hard statistics. From 19...