NATS 1745 Lecture : CRIM 2652 LECUTRE NOTES
19 Apr 2014
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Chapter 1: criminal justice in canada: an overview. If you start seeing offender as a human being. Role of governments: division of responsibilities between the federal and provincial governments was spelled out in the. Constitution act, 1867: federal: decides which behaviours constitute criminal offences, provincial/territorial: law enforcement and the administration of the justice system. The status quo would always rule if we say things are for people"s own good and it"ll protect them: multiculturalism = dining, dance and?. Briefly on justice: dominant philosophy of cjs has been guided in part by the constitutional entrenchment of the. Perspectives: a) individual rights advocates, b) public order advocates. Public mis perceptions: key: public education is imperative, course will look into different areas of the cjs in order to bridge the gap between what we think. Public attitudes on cjs as largely founded on media exaggerations and lack of knowledge we know and how we come to what it.
