Community advocates worry the panel will only further stigmatize people with mental health and addiction while B.C. Liberals accuse the government of dithering while communities are \u0022terrorized.\u0022
Some community advocates say the label “prolific offender” stigmatizes people and ignores their mental health and substance use issues. On the other hand, the B.C. Liberals say the four-month study is time wasted as violent criminals “terrorize” communities.
Some of the measures the panel will look at include giving the courts the power to force an offender to do mandatory treatment as part of their sentencing and requiring chronic offenders released on bail to wear electronic monitoring devices, Eby said. They’re also to consider what constitutes a prolific offender and whether there should be a dedicated prosecutor to deal with them.
“They rob. They steal. They threaten. They assault. They even kill when people get in their way. They have chosen to lead a life of crime, and they will continue to lead a life of crime until they are caught and taken off the street,” he said. “The attorney general’s promise of another study does nothing to address this.”Article content
However, the panel must look into whether forced treatment violates people’s Charter rights against involuntary detention. Victoria criminal defence lawyers Michael Mulligan said even if judges could sentence people to mandatory treatment, there simply aren’t enough treatment beds to accommodate them.
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