SOC220H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Criminal Law Of Canada
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Responsible for who gets charged with what. Poor= less likely to get bail due to lack of surety. Draw from multiple lectures as they all overlap for mini-essays (cumulative) Think about topics for assignments for exam questions. Final test: 15 multiple choice (5%), and choice for mini-essays (10% + 10%) Crime, punishment, and subjects of criminal law in canada: criminalizing poverty, criminal records, policing, bail, sentencing, incarceration. * systemic issues within the system; mental health, drugs and aboriginal policy: in order to restore to some evidence based policy we need to overhaul criminal law. Needs to be evidence based not ideological driven. Focus on restraint, incarceration should not be the first option. People need treatment, but what we give is tougher and tougher sanctions. When something doesn"t work, get tougher, but we know it doesn"t work. We need more drug, mental and gladue courts; more transparency.
