PSY 622 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Institute For Operations Research And The Management Sciences, Pessimism, Innocence Project
22 Feb 2018
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Theory informs practice and practice advances theory in a symbiotic relationship: scientist-practitioner model, evidence-based practice (cpa, 2009) Perhaps it is this model that has lead to canadians being world leaders in corrections theory and practice: approaches to assessment and treatment. Sensational media coverage invokes strong opinions regarding crime and punishment: greater rehabilitation or greater punishment, https://www. youtube. com/watch?v=p6bsjcv5tta (41mins) Crime desistance: how it might be incorporated into current practice. Purposes of sentencing: s. 718 of the criminal code: Respect for the law and maintenance of a just, peaceful, safe society. Costs vs. rewards of crime as key factors in behaviour: crime pays then, cost of crime must increase (i. e. , more punishment) Punishment vs. rehabilitative approaches: rehabilitation (rewarding pro-social attitudes) is losing ground in canada. Punishment vs rehabilitation: punish advocates, rehab advocates, bad; untreatable; must be more strict and serious, social problem; rights of all; opportunity is not uniform.
