SOC209H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Substance Abuse, Restorative Justice
13 Dec 2016
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Correction: structures, policies, and programs to sanction, punish, treat and supervise, in the community and in correctional institutions, persons convicted of criminal offences. Non-carceral corrections: that portion of systems of correction relating to offenders in non- institutional settings. Diversion: programs that are designed to keep offenders from being processed further into the formal criminal justice system; example: probation, parole, community service instead of provincial/federal custody. Net-widening: a potential, unanticipated consequence of diversion programs in which persons who would otherwise have been released outright by the police or not charged by crown counsel are involved in the justice system. Focused on offenders of lower socio-economic status. Ambiguity of choice in operation of diversion programs. May infringe on rights of accused persons. Intermediate sanctions: a term used to describe wide range of correctional programs that generally fall between probation and incarceration, although specific initiatives may include either of these penalties; example: fines, community service, day attendance centers, home detention etc.
