PSYC 2400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Provincial And Territorial Courts In Canada, Provincial Superior
21 Jan 2017
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Sentencing and parole in canada: structure of the canadian court system. Provincial superior court tax court federal court of canada provincial court provincial administrative tribunal federal administrative tribunal. Jurisdiction: provincial courts: control over most criminal and civil matters, federal courts: matters specified in federal legislature (crown corporations-canada post, military courts. Levels of legal authority: lowest to highest. Most serious criminal and civil cases (cases that involve juries) Aboriginal overrepresentation: the discrepancy between the relatively low proportion of aboriginals in the general population and the relatively high proportion of aboriginal people involved in the criminal justice system. Act to attempt to reduce the aboriginal over representation in prison system. Allowed for aboriginal communities to deliver culturally appropriate programs to offenders: healing lodges. Very few spots available across canada. (68) Aboriginal courts: primary purposes and principles of sentencing. Main purposes: general deterrence: reduce the chance the community with commit the offence, specific deterrence: reduce the chance of recidivism.
