JUST*2020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Miscarriage, Microsoft Powerpoint, Social Democracy
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Protecting the inoncent: the main purpose of the criminal justice system is to deliver justice for all citizens, this is done by convicting and punishing the guilty, stop them from offending, while protecting the innocent. It is responsible for detecting crime and bringing about justice. Some examples: donald marshall jr, david milgaard, guy paul morin: weird guy - no link to the girl, each miscarriage of justice deals a direct blow to society"s confidence in the legal system, why didn"t police corroborate. Under the criminal code, an application can be made to the federal minister of. Sections 748 and 748. 1 of the criminal code authorize the governor in. Council to grant free or conditional pardons, and to order the remission of pecuniary penalties, fines and forfeitures imposed under an act of parliament: this is exercised or considered by the federal cabinet on the advice of the.
