Law 2101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Consensual Crime, Determinative, High Standard Manufacturing Company
30 Mar 2018
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Most of the responsibility rests with the police. They often begin with a complaint from a member of the public, however, the police are often proactive. Consensual crime: when all parties in the crime want to be involved. Drug dealing) normally do not begin with a complaint. The police generally decide whether to lay charges based on whether they have reasonable grounds to believe the suspect has committed an offence. The wishes from the victim are considered but not determinative. Private prosecutions are rare and subject to public control. Most prosecutions are carried out by crown attorney"s. They are quasi-judicial officers whose task is to achieve justice, not obtain a conviction. The crown screens a case and will only prosecute one which is in the public interest and for which there is a reasonable prospect of conviction. They must disclose the case to the accused in the advance of a trial.
