2009-03-30:
04:06:50:
City police need to listen when it comes to poverty. That from Sgt Jim Flemming with the Saint John Police Force who attended a recent poverty forum in the city. He tells CHSJ News, there is a heavy misconception about crime and poverty going hand in hand.
Flemming says barriers such as health issues and mental health issues do see some people falling through the cracks of the system— he says that can sometimes lead to people ending up in court simply because they don’t fit into the system.
