Psychology 2032A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Extenuating Circumstances, Canadian Prairies, Conditional Sentence

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2032A/B
• Professor: John Campbell

Document Summary

Established so that special consideration could be given to the adverse background conditions of aboriginal offenders. One of the goals of these courts is to: reduce aboriginal overrepresentation in the criminal justice system. Refers to the disproportionate number of aboriginals involved in the criminal justice system: aboriginals make up approx. 3% of the canadian population, but account for. 17% of adults admitted into remand: the problem is more severe in the prairie provinces (i. e. Overrepresentation reasons: a higher aboriginal crime rate, the commission by aboriginal ppl of more serious crimes, criminal justice practices that penalize aboriginal ppl (i. e. fine defaults, overt or systemic racism. Developed with expertise to specialize in cases: judges here have access to resources that will allow them to apply more appropriate sentences, mitigating circumstances. Sentencing in canada: sentencing is defined as the judicial determination of a legal sanction upon a person convicted of an offence.