SOC209H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Homicide, Industrial Espionage, 2006 Ontario Terrorism Plot
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Ensuring justice in a multicultural society: conflicts (ex: wearing hijab while playing soccer; not wearing niqab while testifying; sharia law; polygamy as part of religion) Non-traditional" criminal activity carried out by organized crime syndicates (ex: hells angels extend to international level) Investigating and prosecuting these types of crime is expensive, time-consuming, and resource- intensive: continuing threat of terrorist attacks (ex: toronto 18) Meeting the needs of special groups of offenders: the justice system has been slow to develop sufficient treatment resources for high-needs offenders (ex: offenders with mental and developmental disorders, major gaps in programs and services for women offenders. Adapting the administration of justice to the task of environments of criminal justice: task environment is the cultural, geographic, and community setting in which the criminal justice system operates and justice personnel make decisions. Public expresses high approval ratings of the police, but lower approval ratings of judges and lawyers.
