PSYC 268 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Mandatory Sentencing, Civil And Political Rights, Penitentiary Act
1 Oct 2016
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Correctional system in canada: part of cjs, responsible for supervising ppl who have been arrested for, charged with or convicted of crim offences, only 20% incarcerated, serious infringement of civil rights. History: 1st prison, 1835 kingston, ontario provincial prison, 1868 penitentiaries act, federal prison, 1873 more federal penitentiaries, harsh regime, hard work during the day, solitary confinement during leisure time c, code of silence at all times, frequent punishment. Separate facilities for young offenders, training for correctional officers, leisure activities for inmates. National independent board that would consider applications for early release: penitentiary act e. i. Passed in 1947: development of correctional psychology, the application of psychological theory and research to the correctional system. Jail: adult offenders serving custodial sentences less than 2 yrs. Remand house: indi who are being held while waiting of trial/ sentencing offenders serving community sentences: federal, prisons/ penitentiaries a. i. a. ii. Permit semblance of a normal life for offenders and facilitate rehabilitation and readjustment to the community.
