A peaceful and prosperous country like Canada has its share of crimes. Although inhabited by peace-loving people, there are still those who commit criminal acts like inebriated driving and domestic assault. These acts can greatly affect the peace and quite of Canadian homes. This piece will discuss how the two crimes can impact the lives of the people in Canada. Impaired driving - This happens when somebody is driving while intoxicated with alcoholic drinks or illegal drugs. This is quite alarming in that impaired driving cases are on the rise in Canada. According to the <>, there was a significant growth of driving under the influence (DUI) and other same cases in 2008 to 2009, by 18 percent. Most of the offenders of impaired driving are the young people with around 3,000 people injured or lost their lives due to this offense. Among the punushments that an offender may face are: Those who break for the first time are burdened with paying grave penalties. Violators who are caught having a blood-alcohol concentration level between 0.05 and 0.08 per cent may be banned from driving for 1-2 years. Repeat offenders will have it worst as aside from paying huge penalties they will be punished with long driving bans also. Domestic or spousal assault cases-Domestic or spousal violence is another big crime which is rising with every changing day. In fact, it might be happening in <>. Violence happens when there is a manifestation of abusive demeanor whether domestic such as marriage and family or in friendship. It can in any form whether physical, emotional, sexual etc. There has been a high increase in such cases from 2004 to 2008. In fact, in Canada last year there were 23,000 reported cases under this category. ill results of violence cases include:|These are just some of the effects to those who committed this crime:} There will be a large cost of penalties for the accused. He or she could also serve jail time for 2 to 5 years. -In case of death, the charged can be imprisoned for 14 years. In cases like these, it is very crucial for one to get a proficient criminal lawyer who can expertly work for the acquittal of his or her client. There are a lot of criminal lawyers out there whose expertness in legal matters could spell the difference between and conviction and acquittal.
