PSYC 2400 Chapter 7: chapter 7 2400 2

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2400
• Professor: Rebecca Mugford

Document Summary

There are types of offences in canada : summery offences: involves a sentence fewer than 6 months in prisons and a fine of less than . Indictable: fall into 3 categories: less serious indictable offences are heard by a judge sitting alone. This includes obtaining money or property by false pretences and failure to comply with a probation order: highly serious indictable offences must be tried by judge and jury. These offences include, murder, treason, and piracy: for some indictable offences, the accused can choose whether the trial proceeds by judge and jury or judge alone. These offences include robbery, arson, and sexual assault with weapon. The max sentence is five years or more. The max penalty is 6 to 18 months in some cases such as sexual assault. Furthermore, it"s up to the crown attorney to decide whether to proceed with the case as an indictable or summary offence.