WDW101Y1 Study Guide - Criminal Code (Canada), Indictable Offence, Sylvia Fedoruk
16 Oct 2013
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Informal social control community /peer pressure: ways in which we pressure eachother informally in order to curb behaviours we don t like. Formal social control: government stepping in to try to regulate behaviour. Regulation (non criminal offences, licencing, regulatory framework etc. ) incentive structures (i. e. tax incentives- metropass) Regulate morality: denounce immoral conduct, reflect societal values. Define the limits of acceptable behaviour: forms the basis of the social contract , boundaries change over time limited consensus of what should be a crime. Possession of weed, abortion, homosexuality, prostitution: seems to be a reflection of societal values. Justify imprisonment/deprivation of liberty: criminal law is the only way in which our society justifies. Protect society from harm: protecting ourselves against that conduct. Defence council: defend those accused of crime. Court / judge interpret legislation, strike down unconstitutional law, apply legislation, determine guilt / innocence, impose sentence, decide appeals in canada either party that loses a criminal trail is entitled to appeal.
