CRIM 131 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Drug Court, Mental Health Court, Therapeutic Jurisprudence

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRIM 131
• Professor: Sheri Fabian

Document Summary

Judicial independence: must conduct fair and impartial trials, no political interference, most frequent cases. Appointing judges: provincial government appoints provincial court judges, historically - judicial independence over judicial accountability. Federal government appoints superior court judges: may be changing, appointment depends on political affiliation/support. Provincial & territorial courts of appeal - federal court of appeal. Provincial & territorial superior courts - federal court. Levels of court: two systems, provincial court, superior court. Four levels of court deal with criminal cases: exception: nunavut is unified (single level) because of population. Sit without juries: dispose of almost all criminal cases, hear young offenders/provincial statute violations cases, may include family courts, small claims, may preside over preliminary inquiries. Specialized provincial courts: departure from adversarial approach, problem-solving & team response, this respo(cid:374)se is k(cid:374)o(cid:449)(cid:374) as therapeutic jurisprudence, these courts emphasize dialogue. Few evaluations: lack resources (need more, high rates of non-completion.