SOCI 2450 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Justice Network, Public Health
19 Feb 2014
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Jeff simpson: we are not governing based on statistics, we are governing based on what"s right. Debate on capital punishment: vote to reinstate lost. Canadians don"t have a good understanding of sentencing and the cjs. The government hasn"t tried to explain the complexity of the cjs. Bill c-10: retrograde concoction of a politically motivated initiative made to scare. Harper was told that the best way to get ahead is to make fear of crime a big issue. Murder in 2006 raised a lot of issues. Bill c10 is the latest product of criminal justice bills, taking up of legislative time (been 30 since 2006) The evidence of the experts make it clear that the cumulative impact. It will be much more difficult for us to say that canada has a fair and effect cjs. Mandatory sentences, de-emphasis on rehabilitation> translate into fewer guilty pleas, more inhumane overcrowding, court processing delays. Aboriginals are over represented in the federal system.
