PSYC 3402 Chapter Notes -Nomothetic, Longitudinal Study, Therapeutic Relationship

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3402
• Professor: Connie Kristiansen

Document Summary

Table 4. 1 decreasing the chances of crime. Notwithstanding the role of expert witnesses, the interplay between psychology and the courts is mainly academic, whereas psychology is much more influential in directly informing clinical practice in prisons and community corrections: purposes of sentencing. According to section 718 of the canadian criminal code, the fundamental purposes of sentencing are to ensure respect for the law and the maintenance of a just, peaceful, and safe society. Other purposes for sentencing: to denounce unlawful conduct, to remove offenders from society, to assist in rehabilitation of offenders ( the most important goal of sentencing) Rehabilitation is done through specific deterrence and general deterrence. The expectation is that sanctions by the courts will reduce the criminal behaviour of both the specific individual and the general population, respectively. Is the application of punishment to influence behaviour: mcguire mentions that deterrence is measured across 4 dimensions.