SOCI 327 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-4: Canadian Civil Liberties Association, Thoughtless, Paul Bernardo

• School: University of Calgary
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCI 327
• Professor: Kirsten Kramar

Document Summary

Neo-liberal initiatives t diminish government expenditures and limit responsibilities for public servicing like policing. Decade before attacks, policing became increasingly rationalized, responsibilized, privatized, diversified, and pluralized increased private, community, and self policing. Increasing amount of public inquiries, government investigations; need more empowered and effective police governance; demand for external investigations: ex. G-20, air india, maher arar, tasers: provincial governments arguments for new models of policing as opposed to police governance. Part i: the early days of detention before trial: 1960s overuse of pre-trial detention brought to light, more people in pre-trial than post-trial even when found guilty, contradicts purpose of justice system, cash-bail very popular. Part iii: changing philosophies: changes in mentality. I(cid:374)(cid:272)(cid:396)eased legislati(cid:448)e a(cid:373)e(cid:374)d(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts to (cid:894)appea(cid:396) to(cid:895) (cid:271)e (cid:862)tough o(cid:374) (cid:272)(cid:396)i(cid:373)e(cid:863) (canada lacks restraint in imprisonment, often encourages incarceration for political purposes) Decreased support for bailout so accused cannot commit crimes while on bail. Chapter 3: a trip from thoughtful to thoughtless: murder sentencing in canada.