CRI210H1 Lecture 12: CRI210 Nov 28 - COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS - Lecture 12

• School: UTSG
• Department: Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies
• Course: CRI210H1
• Professor: Scot Wortley

Document Summary

Modern politics as an influence for incarceration. As politicians promise to be tough on crime (late 1900s) to now, prison rate, as a result, has exponentially increased. Felon disenfranchisement laws (taken off from 80s) if you are ever convicted of a felony you lose the right to vote forever in the us. In canada, this does not apply, can vote in prison. Media popular entertainment aspect of crime public opinion is now more framed by such discourse than actual scholarly discourse of crime. The belief that crime is increasing or if they believe that they are in danger, then they will want politicians to be tougher on crime. Prison"s provide jobs in communities prison brings in taxpayer money because they bring in local population. The lesser the population, the lesser share of taxpayer money you get to maintain community infrastructure. Want to produce citizens after the criminal justice system reformation. But how can you reform if rights are forsaken.