SOC220H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Visible Minority
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Imprisonment policies: corrections and conditional release act and prison and reformatories act outline what happens to prisoners. Reflection of a large number of policies and practices. Stability has been in stark contrast to usa and uk. This instability tells a story that is worth exploring. What explains it: chapter 4 of your textbook outlines this nicely, important historical factor: the use of prison sentences was explicitly written in the. High imprisonment policy is not part of the canadian justice policy. The pre-2006 pillars: social conditions matters, harsh punishments do not reduce crime, development of criminal justice policies should be informed by expert knowledge, changes in the criminal law should address real problems. Politics only was occasionally the dominant concern. Analysis showed that changes were not always favourable. Policy majors did not expect prisons to reduce crime. Exclusively focused to harsh punishment to control crime. Occasionally expressed belief in efficacy of harsh punishment (harper)
