CC211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Nimby, George Herbert Mead
Document Summary
Restorative justice: some problems with punishment and justice. High levels of overrepresentation especially in alberta, nova scotia, manitoba: a lot of changes from colonialism. Gladue holds some promises: common property- something that you have a lot of that you can"t live without. Example: the western culture lost what they valued in the past: gladue supreme court of canada (1999) criminal law case about aboriginal status. Mentally ill are often put into jail, and they don"t get the proper treatment that they need. They don"t understand the difference between what is right and wrong. Low education didn"t finish highschool which in some places is cultural. Family discord they have a dysfunctional family. Housing being left homeless, not having any references to get their own place. Not in my backyard (nimby)- the community helps to get programs and help for. Social support- no family and friends to visit them in jail offenders in their area.
