According to findings published in March 2016 in the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, the methodpicked up connections between the likelihood that a suspect would reoffend after being released and variables such as age, gender, the number of prior charges and the number of prior arrest warrants. (scientificamerican.com)
Nonetheless, the Supreme Court held that there was interference with ECHR, art 8, and that this was disproportionate, because prior charges did not give the official warning or notice that consensual sexual activity with children between the ages of 13 and 16 was an offence. (ukscblog.com)
The claim is that Ford violated Toronto's Municipal Conflict of Interest Act when he voted, along with the rest of Council, on whether or not Council should let him off the hook with regard to a prior charge. (canadianbusiness.com)