CRIM 2652 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Long Term Ecological Research Network, Industrial Revolution, Authoritarianism
13 Sep 2017
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Lectures o2 + o3: due process and crime control. Due process: concern to limit, guide and structure of cial discretion and powers. Emphasis on individual + procedural rights of suspects. Bill c-51, the anti-terrorism act, is not an example of due process. Emphasis on controlling crime, protection of the public and rights of victims. Authorities should have as much discretion and power as needed. Con dence that innocent are screened out at policing + prosecution stages: myth of the system. Ex. police are concerned with protecting public + making arrests (convictions), courts are concerned with dp for accused. Con icts in relation to a single stage/component. Ex. correction of cers are con icted from keeping in prison + facilitating rehabilitation. Competing interests: offenders, victims, communities, admin of justice systems. Ex. victims interests in being heard + offender"s interest in rehabilitation/dp: discretion. The freedom to choose between different option when decision needs to be made.
