CRIM 101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Canadian Firearms Registry, Habeas Corpus, Parliamentary Sovereignty

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRIM 101
• Professor: dontremember

Document Summary

Reading notes chapter 3: criminal law in canada. Criminology: the study of crime and criminal behaviour, which are defined by reference to criminal law. Criminal law: the entire set of principles, procedures, and rules established by governments through courts and criminal legislation in order to ensure public safety. It includes definitions of crimes, criminal responsibility, and punishments, and defences to a criminal charge. Crime is prosecuted because it is considered to be a violation of public safety. Many factors combined to establish the system of criminal law: government became a source of authority and power, replacing the church, the growth of state police services, the increasing complexity of social interaction. The modern system of criminal law required the penal law. Penal law: a law that imposes punishment, as opposed to a law that provides only the right of a victim to compensation. Canada adopted its own criminal code in 1892. This code was to codify (arrange) existing english offenses.