Psychology 2032A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Impulsivity, Focus Group, Halfway House

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2032A/B
• Professor: Kathleen McKeown

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Learning objectives: describe the canadian court system, list the purposes and principles of sentencing, describe sentencing options, de ne sentencing disparity, list principles for e ective correctional intervention, describe myths about parole decisions. Aboriginal overrepresentation: refers to the disproportionate number of aboriginals involved in the criminal justice system. Aboriginal courts (1 of 2: aboriginal courts also exist within the court structure, established so that special consideration could be given to the background factors of. Aboriginal o enders: one of the goals of these courts is to reduce aboriginal overrepresentation in the criminal justice system. Aboriginal courts (2 of 2: developed with expertise to specialize in cases. Mitigating circumstances in the o ender"s background may serve to reduce to culpability of the o ender (how guilty that person is) May lead to restorative justice which aims to heal those a ected by criminal acts with aboriginal o enders: (what can we do to help this population)