CC102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Royal Assent, Juvenile Delinquency, Adversarial System
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Chapter 2: the structure and process of criminal justice. The study of social control and the agencies that are involved in the apprehension, prosecution, defense1, sentencing, incarceration, and supervision of those suspected or charged with or convicted of criminal offences. The criminal justice system is all the agencies, organizations and personnel that are involved in the prevention of, and response to, crime and to persons charged with criminal offenses and persons convicted of crimes. The flow of cases through the criminal justice system. Syste(cid:373) desig(cid:374)ed to (cid:858)filte(cid:396) out(cid:859) lo(cid:449) (cid:396)isks. Each stage of the system designed to minimize intakes and offer alternatives. 3rd parties lobby for change: example criminalization of youth, the juvenile delinquent act stayed in law until 80s then young offenders act, youth criminal justice act. A law that is designed to divert as many people as possible. Giving people who would make mistakes a second chance.
