From our evaluation of the first four years of the national flagging system, we basically found that it was identifying high-risk individuals and identifying and bringing to trial those with dangerous offender designations or long-term designations in a way that was 18 times more likely than we would have expected without the system operating.
That being said, it is not perfect. I think the national flagging coordinators recognize this and are working hard to improve it. From a research perspective, we are presently working with the national flagging system to look at ways to improve it. What can we do to make the tracking of these high-risk offenders more accurate and more efficient in bringing them to the Crown's attention, so they can proceed with the appropriate designation?