CRM 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: The Foundations, Precedent, Social Control

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRM 100
• Professor: Anne- Marie Singh

Document Summary

All agencies and persons involved in the prevention, response to crimes, people charged w/ criminal offenses and persons convicted. Includes: crime prevention/reduction, sentencing, court"s, supervision and assistance. Decides which behaviours constitute criminal offenses and rcmp (laws for entire country) Criminal code: federal legislation that sets out criminal laws/ procedures for prosecuting federal offenses. Canadian charter of rights and freedoms: a component of the constitutional act that guarantees basic rights and freedoms. The fps conducts prosecutions across canada on behalf of the attorney general. In charge of supreme court w/ appointed judge. The correctional service of canada (csc) oversees correctional institutes. 10 provinces/ 3 territories responsible for their state in: Each jurisdiction has on attorney general w/ courts. The flow of cases in the justice system. Adversarial system: a justice system in which advocates for each party present their case before a neutral judge/jury.