Video: State of Incarceration Flashcards
Canada’s crime rates are at an all time low, but but we spend millions of dollars…
Building more prison cells.
There is always a political agenda for…
Increasing incarceration.
Why is it harder to be a criminal in today’s world?
- Aging population.
- More advanced technologies.
- Better security systems.
- Abortion.
Has incarceration had any effect on bringing crime rates down?
No.
Prisons in Canada are getting ___.
Bigger.
How much does it cost to keep 1 Canadian man in jail per year?
140 000.
What was the Golden Age?
When there was a focus on rehabilitative justice and restorative justice in the 1990’s, where people tried to leave the U.S. and come up to Canada.
About __% of incarcerated people eventually come out.
95.
No politician wants to be seen as the guy that was ___ ___ ___.
“Soft on crime.”
What is California’s 3 strikes law?
If you commit 3 felonies, you are in jail for the rest of your life.
What ended up happening in the case of California’s 3 strikes law?
People got sentenced to life in prison for minor offences.
It costs more to keep a man in prison for life than to give him an ___ ___ education.
Ivy League.
What bill is leading to the extensive use of mandatory minimum sentences in Canada?
Bill C-10.
Not ___ on crime, but ___ on crime.
Soft, smart.
Recidivism rates drop from 60% to 5% when taking part in ___ programs.
PEP.
