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p 22 weekendep apbil22 195 stux letters criminology student says editorial misrepresentative dear editor as a student of criminology at the university of toronto i feel compelled to respond to many of the fallacies inaccuracies and misrepresentations contained in alan shackletons article in your april 15 1995 issue he calls the number of crimes committed by parolees a joke unfortunately mr shackleton is relying upon opinion rather than w town of whitchurch stouffville fact seventy percent of inmates successfully complete their parole terms as well without parole inmates would be dropped into society without being required to participate in support ser vices community integration programs etc mr shackleton also implies that more prisons are a solution because punishment is a key part of the rehabilitative process in advocating such a response mr shackleton personifies how the media has misrepresented the sentencing process in survey after survey it has been demonstrated that people made aware of the actual facts of a case support the prison sentences bestowed by the public notice special council meeting to be held tuesday may 2 1995 at the whitchurch centennial community centre ballantrae community centre 700 pm for the purpose of considering the ballantrae mussleman lake proposed water supply local improvement project michele kennedy town clerk the len meyers family from sevierville tennessee will be at stouffville pentecostal church 6853 main st on sunday april 23rd at 1030 am and 600 pm also wednesday april 26th at 730 pm the meyers use drama mime music to communicate a life changing message courts however this awareness cannot be accomplished through the soundbites and vague synopses provided by the media it seems as if the catalyst for mr shackletons article is the double- murder in edmonton committed by two 15yearold boys i agree that such an event is horrific but disagree that such an event was motivated by the flaws that arc supposedly part of the criminal justice system stiffer prison penalties will not deter such horrific crimes from occurring the majority of violent crime is commit ted with relative disregard to the severity of the possible conse quences ie punishment greater prison terms are not the answer to crime control issues in controlling crime society has to be more willing to develop proactive programs that address the causes of crime and not crimes effects to accomplish this the govern ment the public and the criminal justice system must work together in developing and implementing educational and eco nomic policies that directly address crimes causes tyler powell uxbridge mcft stouffville united church couples club presents saturday may 13 t 300 pm elgin pond uxbridge tickets 5 each 1st prize 500000 2nd prize 100000 3rd prize 50000 to benefit 10 mystery prizes of si 00 corporate duck prize ofssoo k recognition dozo uabrufr cotuf flmplul foundation voiv the optimist club of uibrldgr i loipkc uibrldcc 8 rm april 272829 tickets cards hardware stouffville printing the tribune