Dr. P.
Crime Bytes: Short Stories about Crime and Public Safety
From the quirky to the critical, Crime Bytes explores the ideas shaping how we think about crime, safety, and justice today. Each bite-sized episode unpacks a surprising fact, policy debate, research finding, or real-world example—from Canada’s Crime Severity Index to why certain crimes go unreported, to what cities are doing to rethink public safety. Smart, accessible, and grounded in evidence, Crime Bytes connects data, policy, and people in ways that matter. Perfect for curious minds, public sector pros, and anyone who wants more than just headlines. Big ideas, small episodes. Always worth...
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Episodes
The Legal and Psychological Landscapes of Violent Crime in Canada 19.10.2025 35:15
This episode offers a compelling deep-dive into the most severe violent crimes in Canada, bridging law, criminology, and psychology . It starts by dissecting the Criminal Code , distinguishing between murder (specific intent) and manslaughter (general intent), and explores the three levels of assault . The series highlights the critical role psychological evidence plays in determining criminal res...
Beyond Guilt: NCRMD, Mental Disorder, and the Vancouver Festival Tragedy 30.09.2025 16:03
On April 26, 2025, a celebration of Filipino culture at the Lapu-Lapu Day festival in Vancouver was shattered by an unimaginable act of violence. The vehicle-ramming attack that claimed 11 lives brought to the forefront a complex and often misunderstood area of Canadian law: Not Criminally Responsible on Account of Mental Disorder (NCRMD) . In this episode, we delve into the legal and ethical maze...
Canada’s Car-Theft Surge: Organized Crime, Politics, and the Battle for Solutions 27.08.2025 20:10
Canada is in the grip of a car-theft epidemic - one that looks less like petty crime and more like a billion-dollar logistics business. Since 2020, thousands of late-model SUVs and pickups have vanished from suburban driveways, funneled through ports, and shipped overseas in a global supply chain run by organized crime. In this episode, we dig into the anatomy of the surge: 75 organized crime grou...
What Research Really Says About AI in Policing 20.08.2025 7:38
AI is moving from the lab to the street, powering everything from threat detection and cybercrime response to emergency management. In this episode, we unpack what the latest research says about AI in policing: its promise to reduce human bias and make decisions more consistent; the surge in OSINT and smart-city tools; and why explainable AI, strong legal guardrails, and public trust are non-negot...
Beyond the Crime Rate: Understanding Canada’s CSI 18.08.2025 23:26
What if crime wasn’t just counted, but weighed? Canada’s Crime Severity Index (CSI) does exactly that, shifting the focus from how many crimes occur to how serious they are. In this episode, we unpack how the CSI, first introduced in 2009, revolutionized the way we measure crime by using court sentencing data to give more weight to high-harm offenses like homicide and fraud, while downplaying mino...
Routine Activities Theory: Digital Crime & Prevention 30.07.2025 12:15
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