PSYC 3402 Lecture 1: PSYC 3402 - Lecture 1
14 Oct 2015
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3. 1 million canadians formally involved in criminal justice system. 8. 3 million canadians report being victims of crime annually. This represents about 1/3 of canadians (+ family members of victims & perpetrators)! . 08 billion budget (federal and provincial corrections only) billion in victim costs (estimate) conclusion: a significant concern to canadians (after economy, health care) Recommended websites http://www. atsa. com http://www. csc-scc. gc. ca/text/home_e. shtm http://www. psepc-sppcc. gc. ca/iji-iij/index_e. asp http://www. wsipp. wa. gov http://www. ibr. tcu. edu http://www. nicic. org http://www. hmprisons. gov. uk http://www. corrections. govt. nz/public/index. html http://nationalparoleresourcecenter. org. Video people being admitted into prison in the states. What kind of security level was it: maximum. More locked down armed staff on the inside/outside. Most people don"t deliberately think of their actions. Most crimes are spontaneous not thought through. Offender classification series of questions asked before they decide where to put you, decide their mental state. Put people in appropriate spaces so that they can prevent conflict treat people as individuals. Risk assessment reduce amount of returners. For midterm, and assignments plus their office hours.
