SOC211H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Permanent Residence, Criminal Record
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All social groups have some way of deciding who"s in the group and who"s out: These rules may be formally laid down as laws or be established through norms. Section 91 gives the federal government the power to. "make laws for the "peace, order, and good of the. It then divides legislative authority between the federal and provincial governments. How new members can be added, or existing members. Penitentiaries (federal) deal with adult offenders (18 years and older) who have been sentenced to two or more years of imprisonment. Prisons (provincial/territorial) deal with adult offenders serving a term of less than two years, and young offenders. The provinces yielded to the federal parliament some of their power over social policy allowing for the establishment of the national programs of old age pensions (1951) and supplementary benefits (1964) Historically it"s been linked to political participation, most often the right to vote. Often thought to be set of political practices.