CRM 1300 Study Guide - Final Guide: Crown Attorney, Community Policing, Adversarial System
11 Jul 2017
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Classical school: men to study justice: beccaria was criticizing the cruel and inhumane aspects of the criminal justice system in. Early theories of crime his day: wanted humanitarian reform (criminal codes) Crime control: conservative approach (right, stresses the importance of controlling crime, strict punishment was encouraged, supports going to higher levels of courts if it meant getting justice. Due process: liberal approach (left, advocates for criminal rights (innocent until proven guilty, rehabilitation of criminals, more settlements (less formal) Provincial courts: the main criminal courts, having jurisdiction over most criminal offences except the really serious ones. May also have some civil jurisdiction for smaller claims. Supreme court: trials have to go through appeal to get here, only extreme cases are dealt with at this level. There is a logical process to punishment: retribution: punishment because of wrongful act, deterrence: use punishment as a threat to deter criminal activity, rehabilitation, incapacitation: affects of sentencing someone will positively prevent future offending.
