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All about shoplifting LEGALLY SPEAKING I regular written by qualified people under the of COMMUNITY LEGAL EDUCATION ONTARIO SHOPLIFTING By JOIIN HILL BA It shoplifting were a disease the number of cum before our Provinc ial would suggest an epidemic Otherwise law abiding are being charged daily with the crime The Criminal Code Canada doea not use the word shoplift It calls the misdeed Legally puMlcrttonfgsfr It most question of thoee charged la what punishment can I There are a number of actors that must be considered Some of these are as follows PROCEDURE NABBED It was no secret thai Georgetown public library had spy school recently Sevenyear old Spy Bry also known as Bryan Ralph knew about It and cans out to have both his hands fingerprinted by library staff Along with aboet IS other children Spy learned secret writing codes and how to send Invisible message by using a wet paper photo Special award The Halton Region Conservation Authority Is keeping Its eye open for a worthy recipient of the first Ralph Sherwood Conservation Award which was unveiled at the Authoritys inaugural meeting last January Nominations from the public and local government be solicited so that a resident who baa made an outstanding contribution In the field of environmental conservation can be honored at years end The award to be presently annually Is named for a longtime Authority member Photo contest Area nature photographers get their fifth annual opportunity to win prizes and recognition for their work now that the Region Conservation Authority has announced a theme or Its yearly contest Aim your lenses at Crawford Lake In Milton which opened this spring as the future site of a reconstructed Indian village Pick up an entry form at any conservation area gatehouse and have your prints and slides In by Nov Crawford Lakes natural beauty and take- side boardwalk offer dozens vistas and angles for the shutterbug the Criminal Code The Crown Attorney la called upon to determine whether to proceed by indictment or summarily Few accus ed persons realize the significance of this decis ion because regardless of the method the Crown elects the trial or sentenc ing will proceed before a Provincial Court Judge It the Crown chooses summary procedure the maximum penalty would be a fine six months Imprisonment or both However If the Crown chooses to proceed by the more serious method of proced ure the maximum penalty could be several years Imprisonment It used to be that for a first offence the Crown Attorney would almost always elect to proceed summarily Because of the epid emic we are experienc ing public outrage has in some areas caused a com plete reversal of this ten dency to the point where It la now rare to see the Crown choose summary procedure VALUE OF GOODS If the Crown proceed by indictment and the value of the goods stolen la greater than or less the accused la liable to Imprisonment for two THE CHARACTER AND REPUTATION OF THE ACCUSED The Court not al ways impose the maxi mum penalty A first offender will likely be dealt with less severely than one with a number of conviction for the same offence or a lengthy crim inal record A person who ha no previous criminal conviction and unlikely to Involve himself or her self In future criminal activity might ask the Judge to consider a dis charge a suspended sent ence probation a comm unity service order or a fine instead of a jail sent ence To this point there has been an that the accused person Is not a juvenile a child under sixteen If the offender Is a child the charge will be dealt with under the Juv enile Delinquents Act where different considera tions apply After making a finding of delinquency the Court may want to explore with the parents the cause of the behavior The Court may discus with the par ents any action taken by the parent tod offer the Courts assistance In an effort to reform the child so that this offence or any other will not occur late The Juvenile Courts are extremely adept at spott ing emotional or familial problem of which the crime may be a symp tom The Court In such cir cumstances may order a social history the child to assist it In formulating an adequate disposition The range of penalties available to the juvenile court are broad and are custom fitted to each offender The court may suspend final disposition with a warning that future infractions will allow the file to be reopened dealt with subsequently ad journ the bearing for some definite or indefinite lime to monitor the childs be havior impose a fine up to or commit the child to the care of the parent probation officer group home childrens aid soc iety or training school There are a number of variables In to determine what one might expect by way penalty However the most serious punishment one that 1 totally certain and not ia anxiety the accused aces to anticipating his or court appearance and the em harassment Grand finale This year the Halton Hills Recreation Depart ment Summer Activities 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