More police teams and prosecutors dedicated to combating gang violence will be on the ground and new curbs on gang crime and illegal guns will soon be in place. These are among a dozen new and expanded initiatives that are part of a more than $23-million boost to B.C.’s Guns and Gangs Strategy.
The funding will bolster public safety in Surrey, Williams Lake and other communities that have seen recent spikes in violent, public gang activity, through a three-pillar approach focused on:
Supporting effective enforcement and prosecution.
Furthering community safety and public engagement.
Expanding laws and sanctions targeting illegal guns and gang violence, profits and property.
“The frequency and public nature of recent gang shootings is unacceptable and demands this additional, strategic deployment of resources. People deserve to feel safe no matter where they live in B.C.,” Premier Christy Clark said.
 – b.c.’s integrated anti-gang organization – to support police in communities around the province, dealing head-on with violent criminals to suppress and disrupt their activities.</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
enhanced funding for the provincial tactical enforcement priority (ptep) – a comprehensive approach that has integrated municipal, provincial and federal intelligence systems to maximize police efforts to pinpoint and disrupt gang and criminal networks.</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
putting dedicated crown counsel on priority ptep files in surrey that involve offenders with lower-level ties to guns and gangs. this will enhance continuity as these cases proceed to trial and build prosecutors’ familiarity with, and expertise in handling, these files.</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
expanding the capacity for electronic monitoring of high-risk offenders and ensuring the courts – which have sole discretion over assigning electronic monitoring as a condition of a recognizance or sentence – are fully aware of the options at their disposal.</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
the second pillar will further community safety and public engagement by:</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
establishing a new office of crime reduction and gang outreach. this office will work with cfseu-bc in support of its end gang life program, as well as local governments and agencies, to provide overarching co-ordination of provincial anti-gang outreach programs.</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
creating an illegal firearms task force to study and strengthen provincial and federal programs related to illegal firearms.</div>
<div>
</div>
<div>
.jpg)
MORE National ARTICLES
PM Justin Trudeau Announces $460 Million New Infrastructure Agreement With B.C.
The Government of Canada remains committed to making significant investments in infrastructure that will improve our public transit systems, strengthen Canadian communities, and help grow the economy.
PM Justin Trudeau Announces $460 Million New Infrastructure Agreement With B.C.
Veterans Lawsuit Heading Back To Court After Settlement Deadline Passes
VANCOUVER — A missed procedural deadline has set off a domino effect in a long-running court case about compensation for severely disabled veterans.
Veterans Lawsuit Heading Back To Court After Settlement Deadline Passes
2 Men Dead, One Rescued After Fishing Boat Capsizes Off Northern New Brunswick
The RCMP says the incident occurred early Thursday morning off the Miller Brook wharf near Salmon Beach, about 11 kilometres from downtown Bathurst.
2 Men Dead, One Rescued After Fishing Boat Capsizes Off Northern New Brunswick
Senate Passes Assisted Dying Bill With Amendment To Delete Near-death Proviso
The bill, as amended over the past two weeks of lengthy debate in the upper house, passed late Wednesday by a vote of 64-12 with one abstention.
Senate Passes Assisted Dying Bill With Amendment To Delete Near-death Proviso
Panel To Start Reviewing Domestic Violence Deaths In Saskatchewan
REGINA — A panel reviewing domestic violence deaths in Saskatchewan is to begin looking at cases next month.
Panel To Start Reviewing Domestic Violence Deaths In Saskatchewan
Can Inmates Ask To Die? Clarity Urged Around Doctor-Assisted Death In Prison
CALGARY — A Belgian man three decades into a life sentence for rape and murder wanted doctors to help him die — and he nearly got his wish.