CRMN 3040U Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Restorative Justice, Victimology, Blackboard
8 Mar 2020
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All necessary information is on blackboard and the syllabus. Current cjs built on the partial truth that crime involves law breaking. Emphasis on cj policy is with maintaining security/order while balancing the rights of the offender with the laws of state/government. Offender oriented: the only ones cited in the proceedings. Lawyers centered: offenders do not have a voice in the proceedings, rarely have a say. Denial of guilt: prove guilt/innocence based on evidence. Focus on if law was broken: that"s what evidence means. Prison: does not work; aimed at preventing recidivism, only results in more recidivism. Services to victims in the aftermath of the crime. Asserting victim"s rights to information and intervention during proceedings. Victims have no say they get what they get, under-compensated, alienating. Informal reform initiative emerged across europe and na calling for abolition places of acute suffering for prisoners. Growing awareness that prisons were not just a failure at rehabilitation but also communities.
