CRM 1300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Canada Act 1982, Totalitarianism, Jury Trial
22 Oct 2014
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The state is an institution that claims the exclusive right to exercise force in a given territory through the use of the police and armed forces. Monarchy transfers power from generation to generation within a single family. Authoritarianism: a political system that denies popular participation in government. Totalitarianism: a political system that extensively regulates people"s lives. Control what you can inhale, eat, is injected into you, etc. The vagrancy laws constituted an abundance of cheap labour to england"s ruling elite, during a period when serfdom was breaking down and the pool of labour was depleting. Also moves people out of the way (safe streets act, panhandling, loitering, prostitutes) British common law is major source of law in canada. Under the bna act (1867) only federal government can make criminal law. Higher penalties (2 years or more in prison) Deterring criminal behaviour: specific deterrence (incapacitated, general deterrence.
