According to the above Winnipeg Free Press article “The per-capita rate of violence against Manitoba women is almost twice the national average… A Statistics Canada report found Manitoba had the second-highest rate of police-reported violence toward women for the 10 provinces in 2011.” Saskatchewan was number 1.
The reason for this you might ask? Well the article says that “One expert in the field of family and domestic violence said the situation in Manitoba and Saskatchewan is the result of a combination of inadequate policing and a poor record of dealing with offenders.”
A way to counteract these disturbing results, according to the article, is through “effective prevention and intervention programs.”
Thoughts FLFers? Were you surprised, why or why not? Do you agree with the reasons given for these stats and the preventative measures suggested?
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