© Canadian Broadcasting Corp. – Wed, 1 Aug, 2012
A criminologist welcomes the idea of a meeting between Nunavut RCMP and community leaders in Kimmirut, Nunavut.
The meeting, scheduled for Friday, follows the latest gun violence last weekend which was aimed at Mounties in the hamlet.
Curt Griffiths teaches at Simon Fraser University and advises on northern policing.
“Obviously, this is the way to go – is to engage in a collective problem-solving exercise and to bring all the parties together and strengthen the contacts between the community residents and the service providers. I think those kind of initiatives have proven to be successful in the past,” he said.
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