PSYC 331 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Meta-Analysis, Day Parole, Parole Parole
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Split into provincial, federal and military courts: provincial: jurisdiction over most criminal and civil matters, federal: focus exclusively on matters specified in federal legislation. Four-tier hierarchy of legal superiority: higher levels = more legal authority: administrative tribunals: not officially part of canadian court system. Responsible for resolving disputes over a wide range of administrative issues: lowest level: provincial courts ((cid:862)inferior(cid:863) courts, top: supreme court of canada: 1875; 8 judges + chief justice; provides guidance to the federal government on law-related matters. Aboriginal overrepresentation: discrepancy between relatively low proportion of aboriginal people in canadian population and the relatively high proportion of aboriginal people involved in the criminal justice system. Aboriginal courts have little impact on overrepresentation problem. Sentencing process: judicial determination of a legal sanction upon a person convicted of an offence. Specific deterrence: sentencing to reduce the probability that an offender will reoffend in the future.
