SOC225 Study Guide - Summer 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Canada, Young Offenders Act, Structural Functionalism
12 Oct 2018
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Department
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SOC225
MIDTERM EXAM
STUDY GUIDE
Fall 2018
General Myths in Society about the Criminal Justice: a lot of what is heard about Crime is FALSE
Good and Bad of the Criminal Justice System in Civilized Countries
Good
1.Training of Police Officers
2.Records Management System (than OTHER nations)
3.Due Process
Due Process:
Have your day in court, represented by a lawyer, plead guilty or not guilty
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NEVER MESS WITH DUE PROCESS
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Court Dates are not happening as fast because people can learn about what they did wro
AND positive
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Bad
1.Rehabiliation
2.Double Bunking or Triple Bunking (Overcrowding)
3.Drugs in Jail
4.MORE Drugs in Jail vs. Streets
5.Racism and Sexism
6.Socioeconomic Status = Social Standing
7.Records Management System (OTHER nation)
Rehab: Sucks in Canada and in the USA, many nations don't have a good handle on it
Chapter 1
Lecture #1 Notes
Monday, July 9, 2018
9:04 AM
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ALSE, inaccuracies
wrong = can be negative
Legend:
*Could be an exam question
*Crime rate in North America it has been going down since 1991
-In Canada since 1973 the crime rate has been the lowest
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Document Summary
General myths in society about the criminal justice: a lot of what is heard about crime is false. Good and bad of the criminal justice system in civilized countries. Have your day in court, represented by a lawyer, plead guilty or not guilty. Court dates are not happening as fast because people can learn about what they did wro. Rehab: sucks in canada and in the usa, many nations don"t have a good handle on it. *crime rate in north america it has been going down since 1991. In canada since 1973 the crime rate has been the lowest wrong = can be negative. Only 2% of the budget of rehab and reintegration back into society. Jails are not a structure where rehab can happen in. Over 99% of people are not flying straight for people who are released from jail. Many people who work in the jail cells don"t think about rehab the same.
