SOC 3730 Lecture 4: February 1st

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 3730
• Professor: Michelle Dumas

Document Summary

Crown role: courtroom, knowledge, burden of proof, standard, reason (why, beyond a reasonable doubt, better to let 100 guilty go free rather than to convict one innocent person, prime duty (canadian bar association) Not to gain conviction but to enforce the law. Being able to be an extra measure to look at and evaluate police conduct. Grossman (1969: pressure convictions, two considerations, credibility, confidence, caseload pressure, drop cases because it will take too much time or because possibility is high that accused won"t be convicted. Factors influencing screening: culpability of the defendant, belief that this person is guilty, most important factor, evidence. Person is going to be believed when they get on the stand: testify (for deal) People willing to testify against another person in order to get a deal (karla. Homolka testified against paul bernardo and got a deal) Factors influencing victim: types of crimes.