CRI210H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Criminology, Herbert Annesley Packer, Public Knowledge
23 Jan 2018
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Reading summaries for criminal justice in canada a reader. Chapter 1: criminal justice in canada an overview: criminal justice in canada involves checks and balances; decisions guided by different mandates, judges are guided by the principle of proportionality when imposing a sentence. Public opinion and criminal justice: public thinks that the justice system is overly biased towards offenders than victims . Confidence in branches of criminal justice: public has great confidence in the police, but less confidence in other legal professionals, highest public confidence to lowest: police, defence counsel, prosecutors, judges. Punishment and prevention: canadians support prevention over punishment, when asked for the objective of criminal system, canadians voted prevention, punishment, deterrence, and rehabilitation. Public knowledge of criminal justice use of incarceration as a sanction. Public knowledge of criminal justice success rates of parolees. Public knowledge of criminal justice costs of incarceration vs.
