CRM/LAW C7 Chapter Notes - Chapter 20: Fokker E.Ii, Harm Reduction, Restorative Justice
24 Nov 2016
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Crm/law c7 week 7-1 reading: from theory to policy: evidence-based corrections mackenzie. Theories of corrections: statement of the purpose/goal of correction, emphasize either restraining and inflicting pain on offenders/helping and reforming offenders, implicit or explicit blueprint for how the correctional system should be arranged, including policies, practices, and organizational structure. Core themes: correctional theories identify what the purpose of correctional system should be and what policies should be implemented, historically, the popularity of competing correctional theories has been shaped by the prevailing social context. Ix: infliction of harsh punishment do not change what makes criminals recidivate. Utility, opinion, and evidence: our correctional system is expected to balance these competing expectations: to do justice and be utilitarian exact retribution and work to reduce crime, correctional policies and practices that violate these expectation risk being challenged. Xi: empirical issue: claims that if their ideas are followed, crime will be reduced, needs scientifc evidence.
