It's hard for me to answer your question from a public safety perspective. I'm not a police officer and I'm not the head of a police force like Mr. Brochet. I also haven't analyzed the statistics.
From a justice perspective, it is clear that imposing conditional sentences in sexual assault cases has had an impact on public trust and on victims' trust in the justice system. This is also true for discharges, whose impact has sometimes been even greater.
There is a need to strike a balance between the various sentences that can be imposed by the court.
