Yvon Dandurand and Raelyn O’Hara Five years ago, a Blue-Ribbon Panel on Crime Reduction convened by the Attorney General of British Columbia and chaired by Dr. Darryl Plecas strongly recommended reducing the use of short-term prison sentences and increasing the use of conditional sentences. The Panel suggested the implementation of a province-wide Integrated Offender Management (IOM) … Continue reading Alternatives to Short-Term Incarceration in B.C.