Sociology 2256A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Conflict Resolution, Inter-Active Terminology For Europe, Exponential Growth
1 Feb 2017
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Increasing domination of research, policies and programs that adopt a psychological perspective. Cognitive behavioural treatment interventions: differential treatment approaches for certain groups of offenders. Sex offenders, mentally ill, youth, aboriginal, women. Process by which inmates are subdivided into groups based on different factors. Used to determine: appropriate custody and security level. Is he a threat to other offenders: program placement. Those who are low-level offenders, we will not put them through unnecessary programming: assignment to housing units within institutions. Documentation: presentence reports, information the probation officer has gathered, previous incarceration, police reports, interviews. Evaluation at reception centre: health, mental health, security concerns, suicide risk, risk and needs assessment. Information plays a role in the decisions for institutional placements. Inverse to risk potential: 3 categories, high reintegration potential, medium reintegration potential, low reintegration potential. Assessment continues through their time in custody and to early release (parole, statutory release at the.
