SOC 3730 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Fundamental Justice, Miscarriage, Jury Trial
11 Mar 2014
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Usually people are more willing to go to trial when the consequences are higher or when it"s a more complex case. Courts recognize that, beneficial to have someone plea out. In terms of young offenders, mandated that police try and find alternatives to court to minimize the use of courts and to keep youth out of it. To ensure that peoples rights are being protected. Making sure that we are convicting people who are guilty and not convicting those that are innocent. Deal with summary offences and lower level crimes. Added because nunavut became its own territory in 1993. One judge to look after all of the territory. Travels with the judge, prosecutor, court clerk, court reporter, and defense attorney. Make use of interpreters within the community that the court establishes itself. Rules that apply to the military courts are found in this act.
