Sociology 2256A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Parole Board Of Canada, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Sex And The Law

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 2256A/B
• Professor: Laura Huey

Document Summary

The three components of the cjs: police, courts court system in canada, provincial courts (lower, superior, court of appeal, federal courts (federal; federal courts of appeal; supreme court of canada, corrections. Purposes of sentencing: 6 major approaches in canada, deterrence (general vs specific) - justice/retribution, selective incapacitation - restorative/restorative justice, rehabilitation - healing. Deciding upon a sentence: governed by 3 factors, discretion in statutes, rules and principles, personal characteristics of judge, offender characteristics also come into play. Actues reus recap: actions, by state of being, omission. Automatism: triggered by: (cid:862)nor(cid:373)al(cid:863) states (cid:373)e(cid:374)tal disorder; uses (cid:448)i(cid:448)a (cid:448)o(cid:272)e e(cid:448)ide(cid:374)(cid:272)e, external trauma can cause automatism, consumption of alcohol/drugs (voluntary or involuntary); Recap of mens rea: not criminally responsible due to mental disorder (ncrmd) 1843 -not capable of making real choices and therefore not blameworthy. 1(cid:1013)(cid:1012)3 m(cid:859)naghte(cid:374) ules (also spelled mcnaughton in some literature)