CH 3 Contemporary Canadian Corrections Flashcards
1
Q
Two Year Rule
A
- sentences less than 2 years = provincial prisons
- setneces longer tha 2 years = federal prisons
2
Q
at which level are Probations mostly at in Canada
A
- pronvincial level
- remands too
3
Q
what level are Parole Boards at inBC
A
Federal
4
Q
what does an Ombudsperson do
A
- investigator for federal offenders
- tries to resvole their problemsin correctiosn?
5
Q
Citizen Advisory Commities CAC
A
- at the fed lvl
- brings the public’s POV into Corrections
- ensure ethics, no discrimination in corrects
6
Q
NIMBY
A
not in backyard ppl
- dont like housing places for homeless near their houses
7
Q
Mediations
A
- offender and victim talk about crime to aim to increase self refleciton
8
Q
does Restorative Justice work?
A
- not enof is studied to say it works by itself
9
Q
Major Things in Contemp Corrections
A
- u cant end up in corrections unless judge says so
- sentences dont change but how u serve it does
