Psychology 2032A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Halfway House, Risk Assessment, Day Parole

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2032A/B
• Professor: Mc Keown

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Aboriginal overrepresentation: refers to the disproportionate number of aboriginals involved in the criminal justice system, aboriginals make up 3-4% of entire population, but account for 18% of adults admitted into remand. Several possible explanations: a higher aboriginal crime rate, insufficient funds for fines, the commission by aboriginal people of more serious crimes, criminal justice practices that penalize aboriginal people (ex. Sentencing is defined as the judicial determination of a legal sanction upon a person convicted of an offence. What is the goal of our prison system: class thoughts, separation, rehabilitation, justice, not everyone has the same values, rehabilitation, reparation, responsibility. Canadians believe that the main purpose of the criminal jus5ce system is to protect and serve society. Implicit in this percep5on is the assump5on that the system is in place to protect the innocent. System should act as a deterrent to criminals and should function to punish offenders: you do(cid:374)"t (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)it a (cid:272)ri(cid:373)e (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause the consequences outweigh the crime (ex.