Catch the Criminal and then release on bail.

[Malcolm]

Something is definitely wrong ......  I wonder the repeat rate is for other criminals released on bail?

Nearly half of the 124 people arrested by Ontario's carjacking task force were out on bail, police say, with many being released again after their latest arrest.

The Provincial Carjacking Joint Task Force, which operated from September 2023 until March, saw 124 arrests made and 749 criminal charges laid, police said.

 

The initiative, which was co-led by the Toronto Police Service and Ontario Provincial Police and included police services across the GTA, has since wrapped up, but police say they remain committed to tackling auto theft.

"This joint task force exemplifies the commitment of the Greater Toronto Area law enforcement to disrupt the networks behind violent auto thefts, and highlights the crucial role of collaboration in tackling issues that affect all of our communities," said deputy Toronto police chief Robert Johnson at a press conference Tuesday.

 

"However, law enforcement is just one part of the solution. It's really concerning that 44 per cent of those arrested were out on bail at the time of their arrest, and 61 per cent were subsequently released on bail yet again."

Johnson later noted that 36 of the 124 people arrested — around 29 per cent — were young offenders, with 47 per cent of them reoffenders.

Latest attempt to strengthen the rules around bail.

Bill C-48: An Act to amend the Criminal Code (bail reform)

 

Bill C-48: An Act to amend the Criminal Code (bail reform) (justice.gc.ca)

[deicer]

It's back to the system where those criminals who mastermind are using underaged delinquents to do their bidding because they know they will get less harsh 'treatment'.

I agree that they should be held without bail.

If nothing else, it takes them out of the game for as long as they are waiting for a trial and they aren't back at it the next day.