Sociology 2253A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Chemical Castration, Indictable Offence, Summary Offence
3 Apr 2016
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Limits on plea bargains: may take place before or during trial ii. If a person is found ncmrd they are not acquited or convicted, it"s a third opion. He got a day pass but refused it because the wife lived nearby: bill c54: stops criminally insane from geing on the streets sooner, an illusion, these people aren"t geing out anyway, vicims are exploited for government votes. Court iii: wrongful convicions: reasons why they occur in the us and canada a. The inappropriate use of informants or snitches": ofered persuasions to get them to confess. Inefecive assistance of counsel: inexperienced with death penalty defense lawyers g: community pressure for a convicion: especially in cases involving kids. Forensic science errors, incompetence, and fraud: eg. willingham case i. j. The raiicaion of error: the tendency to rubber-stamp decisions made at lower levels as cases move up through the system.
