Polls Archive
Are prisons effective in combating crime?
- Yes. (60%, 87 Votes)
- No. (25%, 36 Votes)
- Sometimes. (15%, 22 Votes)
- Don't know. (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 145
Start Date: October 24, 2011 @ 12:18 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Do you think all offenders should go to prison?
- Yes, prison is the only answer (52%, 74 Votes)
- Not all of them. Some can be rehabilitated in the community. (47%, 67 Votes)
- I don’t know. (1%, 2 Votes)
Total Voters: 143
Start Date: October 24, 2011 @ 12:17 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Prisons are good at rehabilitating offenders...
- No, many people return to crime once they have been released from prison. (52%, 36 Votes)
- Yes, once in prison you will never want to go back again. (42%, 29 Votes)
- I don’t know. (6%, 4 Votes)
Total Voters: 69
Start Date: October 24, 2011 @ 12:16 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Victims should be consulted more by the courts when passing sentence...
- Yes, only the victim knows the true extent of the harm caused by the crime. (67%, 35 Votes)
- No, justice is meant to be impartial and victims are too personally involved. (31%, 16 Votes)
- I don’t know. (2%, 1 Votes)
Total Voters: 52
Start Date: October 24, 2011 @ 12:15 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Is it possible to rehabilitate offenders?
- Only some offenders can be rehabilitated (60%, 38 Votes)
- Yes. (38%, 24 Votes)
- No, never. (2%, 1 Votes)
Total Voters: 63
Start Date: October 18, 2011 @ 7:24 am
End Date: No Expiry
Petitions
Make consideration of non-custodial sentencing mandatory for the sentencing of lower risk offenders
Non-Custodial Sentencing (NCS) provides better rehabilitative opportunities for lower risk offenders than prison does. Prisons are overcrowded and, if sent there, lower risk offenders could be exposed to violent offenders.
By signing our petition, you are indicating your support for our call to have NCS considered for all lower risk offenders who appear before the courts. This would require changes to legislation. A solid base of signatures would aid our lobbying and advocacy efforts.