ZERO TOLERANCE POLICIES – simply don’t work because they remove all judgment and discretion from the equation.They involve only the simple application of inflexible rules without consideration of the circumstances, the people involved or any humanity. Zero tolerance policies result in more injustice than it does justice.
The justice system has taken the idea of zero tolerance in domestic assault to such an extreme that it’s unfair to defendants and no longer works in the best interests of Ontario families, says a 40-year veteran of criminal law.
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