SOC225 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Canada, Young Offenders Act, Structural Functionalism
20 Nov 2018
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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.
