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An in-depth look at the issues, culture and personalities shaping Canada today.
Why does it seem like young Canadians are committing more crime?
The Big Story
28 minutes 59 seconds
3 days ago
Why does it seem like young Canadians are committing more crime?
Canada is slowly starting to become desensitized to crime involving youth - not because it's no longer worrisome, but because it happens more often than not.
Why are 13 year old's finding themselves at the centre of homicide investigations? Why are 17 year old's being held on remand and not picking out what post-secondary educational program they want to go into? Are the headlines telling a different story than that of the data?
Host Maria Kestane speaks to Dr. Kim Varma, a criminology professor at Toronto Metropolitan University to discuss what we can make of this growing trend of crime headlines surrounding youth teens, and how all corners of society are responsible from keeping youth from getting acquainted with the justice system.
The Big Story
An in-depth look at the issues, culture and personalities shaping Canada today.