Psychology 2032A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Sentenced, Halfway House, Conditional Sentence

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2032A/B
• Professor: Jennifer Drummelsmith

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Administrative tribunals: not officially part of the canadian court system, almost courts , public-government; government-government, provincial level, e. g. Provincial/territorial courts: found in all provinces and territories except nunavut, nunavut court of justice. It"s single tier: however, still does fall under the supreme court, both criminal and civil cases, also hear appeals from administrative tribunals, specialty courts, e. g. mental health, drug, veterans. Crime & corrections lecture 6 sentencing and parole: trying to divert people into treatment rather than fully immersing them into justice system. Provincial/territorial superior courts: act as court of first appeal for inferior court, deal with more serious civil and criminal cases, often involving juries. Federal court of canada: reviews decisions by federal administrative tribunals, e. g. Canadian human rights tribunal: speciality courts, e. g. If you get in trouble with your taxes. Court of appeal provincial/territorial and federal: review cases, decisions making sure judges made good, justified decisions, generally, don"t conduct trials or hear evidence.