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- Title
Human Rights and Federal Corrections: A Commentary on a Decade of Tough on Crime Policies in Canada.
- Authors
Zinger, Ivan
- Abstract
The present commentary documents how correctional authorities can capitalize on law-and-order politics, find new ways to advance their own agenda, and enjoy a certain degree of immunity from public scrutiny. It examines the impact on federal corrections of a decade of tough on crime policies in Canada, reviews correctional and conditional release statistics, and analyses trends that shaped federal corrections over that period. It also highlights how law- and- order politics can influence the internal culture of correctional authorities and human rights compliance.
- Subjects
CANADA; HUMAN rights; CRIMINAL law; CORRECTIONS (Criminal justice administration); LEGAL compliance; CRIME prevention
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2016, Vol 58, Issue 4, p609
- ISSN
1707-7753
- Publication type
Opinion
- DOI
10.3138/cjccJ.2016.E06