SOCI 327 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Youth Criminal Justice Act, Parliamentary Budget Officer, Three-Strikes Law
30 Nov 2017
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Conclusion: imprisonment rates and violent crime rates are not correlated. In states with death penalty- homicide and violent crime rates are higher: no correlation between death penalty and deterring murder. Restraint in use of imprisonment in canada (sense that it is a bad idea) Youth criminal justice act 2003: reason, canada had begun to incarcerate more children than any other industrial nation, we know from criminological evidence that incarcerating youth is. Ca(cid:374)ada is (cid:374)ot lea(cid:396)(cid:374)i(cid:374)g f(cid:396)o(cid:373) a(cid:373)e(cid:396)i(cid:272)a"s (cid:373)istakes. Harper says criminal justice system has not been effective, but crime rates have never been lower: mandatory minimum sentences, tougher parole, less house arrest- replaced by imprisonment. Increased imprisonment but not increased rehabilitation (considered a luxury) Incarceration has had almost no effect on bringing down crime rate. 1994- three strikes law in california: after three felonies, life sentence in prison. Minority governments: gets votes by telling everyone they will be tough on crime (harper 2006-2011, then got majority government (2011-2016)
