CRIM 131 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Law, Adversarial System, Restorative Justice
16 Oct 2020
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Criminal justice system: all of the agencies, organizations, and personnel that are involved in the prevention of, and response to crime; persons charged with criminal offences, and person convicted of crimes. Constitution act, 1867: the legislation setting out the division of responsibilities between federal and provincial governments. Crime control (model of criminal justice): an orientation to criminal justice in which the protection of the community and the apprehension of offenders are paramount. Due process (model of criminal justice): an orientation to criminal justice in which the legal rights of individual citizen, including crime suspects are paramount. Adversarial system: a system of justice that is based on two opposing sides the prosecution and the defence arguing the guilt or innocence of a person before a judge or jury. Beyond reasonable doubt: the standard that must be met to convict a defendant in criminal case, which requires that the fact presented provide the only logical explanation for the crime.
