SOC 3740 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Parole Board Of Canada, Department Of Justice And Correctional Services, Operationalization
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Provincial responsible for offenders who are returning, inmates serving less than 2 years. Federal responsible for those serving 2 years or longer. All share responsibility when people come into custody and when they come out. All decisions are made in accordance with law and policy, very strictly governed: constantly changing, always having to learn new policies and new legislation. Federal: correctional & conditional release act (ccra) Primary legislation under which the federal corrections operates. Sets out purpose of correctional system, principles supposed to guide it, instructions to national parole board. Establishes office of correctional investigators who deal with offender complaints, keep institutions accountable, and identify systemic areas of concern (i. e. aging population) Provincial: a lot of various legislation, ministry of correctional services act. Who and when can someone be searched. Medical treatment: public service ontario act, occupational health & safety act, crown employees collective bargaining act.
