CRCJ 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Canadian Association Of Elizabeth Fry Societies, Day Parole, Dennis Amiss

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Criminology and Criminal Justice
• Course: CRCJ 1000
• Professor: Adina Ilea

Document Summary

Approaches to community corrections: crime control: surveillance & control, focused on monitoring conditions, rule enforcement and threats of incarceration for breaches/ further offences, due process: rehabilitative model, supportive casework/ social work type supervision to address offenders" needs. Canadian approach is a mix between the two: rhetoric of rehabilitation and reintegration exemplifies canadian corrections see. Risk, needs, responsibility model (3: the big four" / risk factors in community supervision, history of antisocial behavior, anti-social personality patterns, antisocial attitudes / cognition, anti-social associates, reliability of risk assessment tools questioned by public safety study. Quotes: not associating with anti-social peers (individual on probation, explaining the problem with not being allowed to even say hi" to another ex-offender while waiting to see probation officer) Probation: caseloads general & specialized, rural areas: larger and more generalized, urban areas: smaller and more specialized, advantages of specialized caseloads specialized training to increase efficacy of supervision.