Psychology 2032A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Antipsychotic, U.S. Air Force Aeronautical Rating, Surrealist Automatism

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2032A/B
• Professor: Kathleen Mckeowan

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Lecture 1 prisons, sentencing and parole. List the purposes and principles of sentencing: describe the canadian court system, describe sentencing options, de (cid:374)e sentencing disparity, describe myths about parole decisions. If cannot figure it out at provincial or territorial level will go to supreme court: the supreme court of canada is the nal court of appeal. Aboriginal courts: aboriginal courts also exist within the court structure, established so that special consideration could be given to the background factors of. A(cid:271)o(cid:396)igi(cid:374)al o e(cid:374)de(cid:396)s: one of the goals of these courts is to reduce aboriginal overrepresentation in the criminal justice system, developed with expertise to specialize in cases with a(cid:271)o(cid:396)igi(cid:374)al o e(cid:374)de(cid:396)s: Judges here have access to resources that will allow them to apply more appropriate sentences. Looking for most appropriate sentence for aboriginal person. Mitigati(cid:374)g (cid:272)i(cid:396)(cid:272)u(cid:373)sta(cid:374)(cid:272)es i(cid:374) the o e(cid:374)de(cid:396)"s background may serve to reduce to (cid:272)ulpa(cid:271)ilit(cid:455) of the o e(cid:374)de(cid:396)