PSY 300 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Parole Board Of Canada, Anti-Social Behaviour, Judiciary Of Australia

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 300
• Professor: Tara M Burke

Document Summary

Made up of different types of courts separated by jurisdictionand levels of legal superiority. Can be split into provincial/territorial and federal. 4 tier hierarchy of legal superiority: bottom layer: administrative tribunals responsibe for resolving disputes over admin issues, next layer: actual court hierarchy inferior courts . Cases can include criminal offences and civil issues: next layer: superior courts . Lower courts are bound by its rulings (because it is the highest up). Provides guidance =to federal government on law-related matters. Aborignial overrepresentation: discrepancy between relatively low proportion of aboriginal people in the general canadian population and high proportion of aboriginals involved in the criminal justice system. All available options other than imprisonment should be considered for all offenders- attempting to eliminate overrepresentation. Gladue court: takes special considerations to background/ cultural conditions. Restorative justice: approach for dealing with the crime problem that emphasizes repairing harm caused by crime.