PSYC 268 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Riak, Protective Factor, Risk Assessment
22 Jun 2016
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The correctional system in canada: only a small amount of people in the criminal justice system (perhaps 20%) is imprisoned, the rest are supervised in the community. Etc: the commission found that about 70% of inmates were repeat offenders, the penitentiary act was finally passed in 1947. (some of the archambault report"s recommendation became part of this act) Low-security institutions permit the semblance of a normal life for offenders and facilitate rehabilitation and readjustment to the community. Medium & high security institutions focus on keeping offenders separated from the community but also may offer a variety of treatment and rehabilitation programs. An overview of the inmate population: canada falls in the middle of 34 countries reporting incarceration rates, us has the larger margin, the highest rate at 730 people incarcerated per. Most often released on statutory release of held until warrant expiry date.
