CRM 200 Chapter Notes -Regulatory Offence, Fundamental Justice, Defamatory Libel
11 Aug 2013
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Basic elements of criminal and regulatory offences are the prohibited act and the required fault element. Most crimes in canada are theft of personal or household property. Most crimes are not reported to the police based on perception that reporting would not be useful for a crime that is not serious enough. Perpetrators of most violent crime is often someone known to victim. Process starts with decision of legislature to make certain conduct illegal. Criminal law is then enforced by police who respond to the decisions of crime victims and sometimes investigate crime itself. Police however are restricted to some investigative activities through rights of the canadian charter of rights and freedoms (i. e. right to council and right against unreasonable search and seizure) Crown decides what charges are warranted and can make decision to divert charges outside of courtroom. Vast majority of cases in canada are decided by judge without jury.
