Psychology 2043A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Day Parole, Parole Parole, Provincial Superior

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2043A/B
• Professor: Esther Goldberg

Document Summary

Psych 2032a psychology of crime and correcions. Chapter 9 sentencing and parole in canada. Major roles: hearing evidence presented at trial, determining guilt and innocence, and rendering sentencing decisions for criminal and civil cases. Courts are separated by jurisdicion and levels of legal superiority: jurisdicion: Provincial courts have jurisdicion over most criminal and civil maters. Federal courts focus on maters speciied in federal legislaion. Military courts deals with ofences commited by members of the. Canadian armed forces under the naional defense act: levels: Administraive tribunals not oicially part of the canadian court system; responsible for resolving disputes over administraive issues in both provincial and federal jurisdicions; ex: liquor licensing board, Lowest level, provincial courts can include criminal ofences (ex: traic violaions) and civil issues (ex: small claims); can also hear appeals from administraive tribunals; oten specialize in a paricular area.