LAWS 2302 Lecture : Crim Class 4.doc
Document Summary
Lrcc proposed goals/purposes- what justifies putting something in criminal law and what doesn"t. Lrcc law reform commission of canada. Lrcc rejected this as part of criminal law (old fashioned idea) Similar to retribution but has a different goal- want to change persons behaviour to be good. Rejected by lrcc because other things (family) should enforce morality. Rehabilitate, put in jail harm levels will go down. Important values in society upheld by criminal law. When these values are threatened, it"s the idea that criminal law serves a response or purpose: Teaches us what is wrong and what these values are. Don"t want to label people as criminals. Mere offence violate useful rules while crimes violate necessary or essential rules. Crimes are wrongs of a greater generality than mere offences. Crimes are more obvious wrongs than mere offences. Carelessness but not on purpose (mistake) mere offence.