CRM 1300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Victim Impact Statement, Environmental Design
22 Apr 2017
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Level 2: superior (indictable offences) *ie. murder, aggravated assault* Level 4: supreme court of canada (ultimate court of appeal) *has been deemed of most importance and worth being heard. decisions made here are the nal decisions* Level 1: provincial: 2 years less a day (ie. rst time offenders, minor) Level 2: federal: 2 years plus a day (ie. prison, penitentiary) De nition: people can chose how they deal with situations. The use of individual decision making and choice to in uence the operations of the cjs. Police of cers: letting someone off with a warning (ie. speeding) letting younger people off the hook for minor crimes discretion at police level has a lot to do with demeanour. Prosecutors: crown has the discretion on whether they want to build a case or drop it. Judges: give community service for a sentence or a harsher sentence.
