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John Robson

What crime statistics don't tell you

A lot of crime takes place in the dark for obvious reasons. That's no reason to conduct the public debate about it under similar conditions. Yet while informed discussion is the cornerstone of self-government, on this central question of the state's duty to protect citizens from crime and public disorder, Canadians are not as well served as they should be.

 
 
 
 
 
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