CRI205H1 Final: ACTUSREUS

• School: UTSG
• Department: Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies
• Course: CRI205H1
• Professor: O'rake

Document Summary

Is not good enough if we are going to send people to prison. We cannot prove that this person is morally blame worthy aswell. When it comes to severe punishments, it is a requirement of fundamental justice that the state proves a coincidence from action and intention. No crime has been committed if the act is involuntary. Person is not responsible if they acted in an involuntary manner. The criminal code of canada has disfurnished between types of offences. Some of offences because they are morally bad even though they do not harm someone. Some are against property and people themselves. Criminal code is based on the harm principle. In the criminal code of canada, three broad categories of criminal offences are used. The least serious are summary conviction offences, the more serious are called indictable offences. An offence that can be a summary offence or an indictable offence is known as a dual or hybrid offence.