[SOCI 2P62] - Final Exam Guide - Ultimate 45 pages long Study Guide!
29 Nov 2016
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Diversion: programs that are designed to keep offenders from being processed further into the formal criminal justice system. To reduce costs and social stigmatization, and assist offenders in addressing the specific factors related to their offending. Responsibility for their behavior and agree to fulfill certain conditions within a specified time. Many diversion programs are centered on the principles of restorative justice. Concerns that diversion programs can be coercive and punitive. Net-widening: a potential, unanticipated consequence of diversion programs in which persons who would otherwise have been released outright by the police or not charged by crown counsel are involved in the justice system. Intermediate sanctions: a term used to describe a wide range of correctional programs that generally fall between probation and incarceration, although specific initiatives may include either of these penalties as well. The primary objective is to hold offenders responsible for their behavior through restrictive and intensive intervention; treatment and rehabilitation are generally secondary.
