SOCI 327 Lecture 4: Sociology 327 1-4
26 Jan 2018
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The canadian criminal justice system has three main objectives. It is assumed that effective controls over crime results in the prevention of it. Criminal justice is an abstract and, at times, contentious concept. Many canadians adhere to the justice model of criminal justice. Guilt, innocence and the sentence should be administered fairly with the available evidence. Like cases should be treated alike and different cases differently. Humans are rational and weigh the pros and cons of different actions, both legal and illegal, so the punishment of crimes outweighs the benefits of the crime itself. The criminal justice model assumes an average human being with an average judgement system. With the justice model, there are concerns that some groups are treated differently than others. The punishment should fit the crime philosophy is both arbitrarily determined and, at times, morally conflicted.
