CRM 3322 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Youth Criminal Justice Act, Parole Parole, Infant Mortality
20 Nov 2017
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Is it a result of systemic discrimination or overt discrimination: less overt than it used to be. Probation: pre-sentence reports are meant to provide judges with info and are necessary to make a decision, they are not compulsory, must be requested, they"re generally prepared by probation officers - the majority are not. Fines: flaw is that not all people can afford the fine. Logic is that it is less onerous, and desirable. Indigenous offenders waited 5 months from the start of sentence to start programmes. Indigenous people are less likely to receive parole and more likely to be re-admitted on parole violations: 2015-2016: most indigenous offenders released at statutory release date (having served. Issues of over-representation: need for more involvement in planning and delivery of services, more community responsibility for programs, there is money to develop in indigenous population. Increased aboriginal staff for program: special assistance - we have specific rituals, more advisory groups at all levels, some initiatives:
