CRIM 440 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Social Learning Theory, Mandatory Sentencing
19 Nov 2016
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Very expensive to operate institutions and accommodate 2 mil inmates. English speaking gov"ts favoured alternatives to incarceration (eg. community based sanctions) Offenders imprisoned for trivial offences and serving longer sentences. Rise of organized crime at time of economic/political instability. Social disruption of a limited social safety net. May reflect harsher sentencing practices rather than increase of crime. Crim440 chapter 6: comparative correctional practice: canada and the united states. Russia highest incarceration rate in the world. Incarceration gained favour among public and politicians. Trends found in us likely to be replicated in other countries. Intrusion on daily life by mass media. New prison architecture less expensive and easier to build. Simply locks ppl up and nothing else. Correctional staff have lower pay than canada. But, they do have higher rates of violence. Us focuses on punishment rather than rehabilitation. Canada has policy on assessment and programming. Goal of achieving early parole and release.
