SOC371H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Problem Solving, Penology, Habitual Offender
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Compare the usa with canada meyer and o(cid:495)malley, moore and hannah-moffat with respect to the prison population. Why has canada not experienced the punitive turn. Discuss risk theory and risk-based thinking in criminal justice. Evaluate the implications of risk based thinking for the use of bail in specialized and non-specialized courts. Short answer (choose 4 of 6, 5 marks each) Application of key concepts from lecture and readings. Must draw on specific arguments from the readings (for short answer also) Should be able to refer to specific authors and their key findings as evidence for your points. Identify and explain, using moore and hannah-moffat and meyer and o(cid:495)malley, why. Canadian rates stable over time term we have seen with the americans. Canadian criminal justice has punitive and rehabilitative aspects. Probation and prison can go hand in hand. That spike in the 1970s and 1980s is from the war on drugs and the punitive.
