Sociology 2266A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Homicide, Indictable Offence, Procedural Law
22 Apr 2017
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Mores: universally followed behaviour, norm in every culture in the world, aligned with customs and conventions mainly. Folkways: drugs, alcohol, prostitution, about the customs and traditions that exist that we decide to codify into criminal code - not necessarily condemned in all cultures. Constitution act 1867 (tb: noted that a crime can normally be de ned by two basic elements. But third element must added when the courts are required to decide whether. Substantive law = legislation that de nes the nature of various criminal offences (like murder, manslaughter and theft) also legislation that de nes the nature and scope of such defences as provocation, duress and self defence. Criminal procedure = body of legislation that speci es the procedures to be followed in the prosecution of a criminal case and that de nes the nature and scope of the powers of criminal justice of cials.
