CC102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Indictable Offence, Actus Reus, Law Breakers
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Two models of criminal justice : due process model , goal to obtain fair justice for all, crime control model , goal arrest and conviction; strict on criminals. Types of criminal offences : summary offences . = eliminate the individual: explanations for crime were rooted in superstition and the supernatural. Police responsibilities : crime prevention , emergency services , law enforcement , victim assistance . The federal court system : trial division , federal court of appeals . Corrections system : sentencing , rehabilitation , retribution / punishment , restorative justice . Sentencing options : (cid:887) major types of sentences be deterrence, fines, suspended sentences, probation, incarceration, capital punishment, not an option as of 1976. Prison in canada : two approaches , panopticon , the pennsylvania system, the auburn system. Community corrections : probation , parole , pre-release program , release , statutory release after 2/3 sentence is served, you may be eligible for, life sentences (cid:494)faint hope(cid:495) clause.
