SOCI 388 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Opiate, Counterculture, Suspended Sentence
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Implications: most custodial sentences - are less than 2 years. Australia, us: services and facilities differ provincially; federal level less variation. 50% of african american aged 18-25 have past offences. African americans are most affected by policies - violations of their parole. Parole system in the us - african americans do not interact with typical institute. Types of sentences: concurrent, consecutive, intermittent, multiple offences are often committed, two or more separate sentences, served on a part time basis. Judges look at individual circumstances o: usually 90 days or less, indeterminant, given out to dangerous offenders (very few are released, more than 2 years, high chance for another offence (re-offending, 80% are dangerous offenders. The inmate: male, young, single, parents, marginally skilled, disproportionately aboriginal, disproportionately black. Jails and detention centres: correctional centres o, remand centres, correctional camps / farms / day detention centres / treatment centres. /community residences: federal correctional institutions, minimum-security institutions.
