LAWS 2301 Lecture Notes - Ontario Provincial Police, Therapeutic Jurisprudence, Controlled Drug In The United Kingdom
19 Feb 2014
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Abbreviated class today, structure of criminal justice system. Not about legal rules but looking at the criminal justice system is an institution with players with key roles. More with personalities and the operations of the law discretion of practice of daily routine. The rule of law consequences of criminal conviction. The role of the police- what they do and how they see their role. Not so much investigating but exercising risk management. Issues of racial profiling and how we put police accountable. The relationship b/w the police and the crown attorneys. Crown attorneys make huge decisions not always adversarial. 85 % of cases pled guilty- negotiation b/w defence and the crown. Not always judges making the big decisions- when are they interpretation the law and making it. The role of victims- how is their role used in a political way to affect criminal justice policy. Understanding mental illness and its effect on criminal responsibility.
