CRIM 2652 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Herbert Annesley Packer, Precedent, Actus Reus
4 Nov 2015
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Week1: themes of the cjs (grossman& roberts reading) Emphasis on controlling crime, protection of the public. Favours in giving criminal justice professionals with considerable powers for responding to crime. Gives power to police to search suspects, enter people"s homes, detain person"s accused of crime. Strong presumption of guilt and confidence that the innocent are screened out at the policing and prosecution stages. Limits the power of the criminal justice system: the end does not justify the means. Emphasis on individual and procedural rights of the accused: better to acquit ten parties than to convict one innocent person. Equal justice for all citizens regardless of wealth or status. Conflicts in relation to a single stage/ component. Competing interests: offenders, victims, communities, and administration of justice system. Discretion is the freedom to choose between different options when confronted with the need to make a decision. (griffiths p. 30) Disparity: similar offenders who commit similar crimes receive sentences of differing severity.
