SOCI 2450 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Correctional Service Of Canada, Criminal Law, Sunset Provision
27 Jan 2016
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Exercise the why, who and what of punishment. Costs a lot socially for victims of crimes, survivors, etc. We punish: convicted/accused criminals, minorities, native population overrepresented in prison, the lower class. The justice system does all the punishing. Canada: jail, fines, conditions (parole, probation, community service, keep the peace, good behavior, abstain from alcohol and drugs, legalistic approach. Procedures associated with punishment and the legal reasons for the allocation of punishment: thinking about certain types of offenders. Purpose and principles of sentencing (criminal code of canada) We don"t treat all offenders with all the same principles. Treating young people, we have a different set of rules: when punished, we are imposing just sanctions (meaningful consequences, ability to be rehabilitated, contribute in the long term) Legalistic approach: leads us to counting sentences, i. e. , 82,000 sentenced to custody in canada in 2013-2014.
