PSYC 2400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Parole Board Of Canada, Parole Board, Conditional Sentence
22 Apr 2016
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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. Imposition of a legal sanction on persons convicted of an offence. Use less restrictive measures (prison is last resort) Same sentence for same offender, for same crime. Variation in sentencing severity for similar crimes committed under similar circumstances. Mock or real judges asked to recommend sentence. Move toward limiting discretion altogether by serious crimes and repeat offenders. Supreme court of canada recently struck down mmss for gun-related crimes. Human services interventions that follow the following principles: Intensity of intervention should match the offender"s risk of recidivism. Recidivism rates decrease when interventions target criminogenic needs rather than non-criminogenic needs. Correctional intervention should match the learning styles of offenders. Parole board members evaluate the risk that an offender might present to society upon release.
