CRM 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Partial Defence, Sentenced, Habeas Corpus

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRM 101
• Professor: Bryant Greenbaum

Document Summary

Criminal law: set of p(cid:396)i(cid:374)(cid:272)iples, p(cid:396)o(cid:272)edu(cid:396)es a(cid:374)d (cid:396)ules esta(cid:271)lished (cid:271)(cid:455) go(cid:448)(cid:859)ts th(cid:396)ough the (cid:272)ou(cid:396)ts and criminal legislation in order to ensure public safety. Includes definitions of crimes, criminal responsibility and punishments and defences to a criminal case. Prohibition: a law forbidding a specific act. Modern system of criminal law emerged due to: Creation of the government as a central authority; in charge of collective action. This displaced the church as a ruling body (had its own police and laws) Penal law: law that imposes punishment, as opposed to a law that provides only the right of victim compensation. Common law: body of law primarily through successive decisions of judges, as opposed to through legislation. Statute law: written law enacted by the legislative body. Common law: custom and judicial precedents rather than statutes. C(cid:396)i(cid:373)i(cid:374)al la(cid:449) is p(cid:396)o(cid:272)essed (cid:271)(cid:455) the fede(cid:396)al go(cid:448)(cid:859)t u(cid:374)de(cid:396) se(cid:272) 9(cid:1005) (cid:894)(cid:1006)7(cid:895) of cda(cid:859)s constitution act, 1867. Decides what acts are criminal and what punishments apply.