CRM 1300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Preliminary Hearing, Harm Reduction, Jury Trial
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The state is an institution that claims 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. Democracy: generally is representative rather than fully participatory. Authoritarianism: is a political system that denies popular participation in government. Totalitarianism: is a political system that extensively regulates people"s lives. The vagrancy law constituted an abundance of cheap labor to england"s ruling elite, during a period when serfdom was breaking down and the pool of labor was depleting. British common law is major source of law in canada. Under bna act (1867) only federal government can make criminal law. Uneven development of law enforcement across canada. May be heard in the higher courts. Higher penalties (2 years or more in prison) Criminalization: refers to the current status in canada where manufacturing, distribution, sale, and use of certain drugs are illegal.