POLS 3300 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Strip Search, Dysfunctional Family, Stockwell Day
16 Apr 2016
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Week 10: the politics of correction and parole. Con game: the truth about canada"s prisons - harris. Our prison system neither reforms criminals or protects the public, enjoys support fo 6% of. Justice louise arbour has called the correctional service of canada the least visible branch of the criminal justice system . One of the key corporate priorities of csc is to reduce the length of time convicted criminals spend in jail. Canadian criminals spend an average of 32% of their sentences before receiving day parole and only 39% of their time before full parole. Bill c-51 allowed fraud artists, thieves, money launderers to be released from prison after just one sixth of their sentence. Rcmp spent 9 million trying to bust the drug ring and capture larosa, he qualified for apr as a first time non-violent offender and was paroled in eight months.
