SOC209H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Victimology, Restorative Justice
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Net widening - potential, unanticipated consequence of diversion in which persons who would otherwise have been released outright by police or not charged by crown counsel are involved in the justice system. Coercion - offenders surrender basic procedural rights to access programs. The john school diversion program - lower ses offenders and procedural protections. Electronic monitoring: correctional strategy that involves placing an offender under house arrest and then using electronic equipment to ensure the conditions of supervision are fulfilled. Diversion: hard to tell as there are few formal evaluations; does not reduce prison admissions; may increase workload. Em: reduces rates of recidivism; less costly; does not reduce prison admissions; net- widening. Conditional sentences: high rates of violation of conditions; may be more effective than prison in reducing recidivism. Probation: no evidence that it reduces reoffending. Isp: yes; manage risk and facilitate treatment; cost-effective; better outcomes than prison.