PSYC 2400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dont, Meta-Analysis

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2400
• Professor: Craig Bennell

Document Summary

Imposition of a legal sanction on persons convicted of an offence. Provincial courts in canada have jurisdiction over most criminal and civil matters, whereas federal courts focus exclusively on matters specified in federal legislation. Administrative tribunals are responsible for resolving disputes over a wide range of administrative issues in both provincial and federal jurisdictions. Provincial courts/ inferior courts can hear appeals from administrative tribunals. Provincial superior courts act as the court of first appear for inferior courts and they try the most serious criminal and civil cases. The federal court of canada primarily serves to review administrative decisions made by federal administrative tribunals. Aboriginal courts were created to address the special issues of aboriginal offenders. Gladue (cid:396)epo(cid:396)ts (cid:272)a(cid:374) (cid:271)e (cid:396)e(cid:395)uested (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h p(cid:396)o(cid:448)ide the judge (cid:449)ith a(cid:374) a(cid:374)al(cid:455)sis of fa(cid:272)to(cid:396)s i(cid:374) the offe(cid:374)de(cid:396)"s background that may serve to mitigate or reduce the culpability of the offender.