Public Safety committee  In the RCMP, I think we go back to what the registry's intended to do. Predicting which sex offender will recidivate and which will not is very difficult. We have seen cases of people who have been assessed as high risks and did not offend and cases of people who have been assess

Public Safety committee  We'd like to see a number of changes. The most important is the option of using the data base to prevent crime.

Public Safety committee  Exactly.

Public Safety committee  Whether or not the objectives have been met depends on what our measures of success are. Our mission is to first collect and house current and reliable data. To the extent that we can under the legislation, which is very restrictive as to what administrative data elements we can

Public Safety committee  I can speak to the national system, sir. We have not helped solve any crime where the offender was unknown. There has been a handful of cases where the offender/suspect was already known by the investigating body and we provided updated data, such as an updated photograph or addr

Public Safety committee  Thank you. A number of research projects have been undertaken by academia on the risks of recidivism by sex offenders. Actually, Canada is recognized as a leader in this field. The ranges for reoffending really vary. In some cases, it's 13% for all types of sex offenders. For

Public Safety committee  Thank you for this opportunity to answer your questions concerning the National Sex Offender Registry and to discuss this very important program. The RCMP view a proper and robust registry as an enhancement to public safety and look forward not only to the government’s continued

Public Safety committee  Good morning. I'm the inspector for the RCMP in charge of the national sex offender registry and the criminal profiling programs. I've been in that position for about 16 months.