HUMA 1825 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Visible Minority, Forego, Precedent
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Criminal code: federal legislation that sets out criminal laws, procedures for prosecuting federal offences, and sentences and procedures for the administration of justice. Stare decisis: principle by which the higher courts set precedents that lower courts follow. Criminal law: body of law considered so harmful to society as a whole that it is prohibited by statute and prosecuted and punished by government. Civil law: a general category of laws relating to contracts, torts, inheritances, divorce, custody of children, ownership, of property and so on. Value consensus model: the view that crime and punishment reflect commonly held opinions and limits of tolerance. Conflict model: view that crime and punishment reflect the power some groups have to influence the formulation and application of criminal law. Hybrid offences: offences that can be prosecuted either summarily or by indictment in terms of seriousness- a decision made my crown (summary- less serious offences. Crime control model- protection of community and apprehension of offenders is key.
