PSYC 2400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Parole Board Of Canada, Parole Board, Conditional Sentence
17 Feb 2018
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Outline of sections: canadian criminal justice system, nature of crime in canada, sentencing, sentencing disparity, risk-need-responsivity principles, parole decision making. Federal (sentenced 2 years+): department of justice (supreme court, judges, federal statutes, prosecutions, department of public safety (rcmp, correctional service of canada, national. Parole board, canadian security intelligence services, canada border. Provincial/territorial (sentenced < 2 years): administration of justice, provincial correctional institutions, regulatory laws, provincial probation/parole, provincial police. Administration of justice: only occur from people who are in the system. Doing better than england scotland and new zealand. About 300$/day, on avg 100,000 annually(male), 200,000 (female) Denunciation: want the penalty to reflect society"s disgust on crime. Imposition of a legal sanction on persons convicted of an offence. Specific deterrent: to get you to stop doing the bad thing. General deterrent: make an example out of you to scare the public. Incapacitation: so you cannot hurt anyone else. Rehabilitation: to treat and give you skills and training to succeed in life.
