SOC 1500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Cesare Beccaria, Restorative Justice, Visible Minority
10 Dec 2015
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Visible minority offenders are incarcerated more often for drug-related offences than caucasian offenders. Harsher and longer sentences for visible minority offenders. Correctional service of canada: a profile of visible minority offenders. Those who want to prove that particular groups have a greater o. Those who want to demonstrate systemic bias and show the need for propensity to criminality reform of the system. Data may not be used to benefit minority groups. We know discrimination exists, let"s do something about it. Taking a prisoners liberty is not enough, they should be subjected to a harsh. Shifts in punishment & corrections prison o o. Royal commission of inquiry (brown): investigated charges of corruption o o. Commission on the penal system of canada (archmbault): studied a women"s. Prison should include a balance of crime prevention & rehabilitation. Increased development of vocational & educational training programs. Most prisoners get out of jail - it"s only a matter of time.
