CRIM 131 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Canadian Security Intelligence Service, Ontario Provincial Police, Youth Criminal Justice Act
17 Feb 2016
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Chapter 2: the structure and process of the criminal justice system. Similarities: study of law and legislation, study of crime trends and patters, formulation and application of criminal law. The explanations of crime: rational choice, biological. Specific types of criminal activity explanations: violence, white-collar, organized. How certain vulnerable and at-risk groups become criminalized: persons in poverty, women, Aboriginals criminal law as an instrument of social control. Public perceptions of the law, crime and offenders. Comparative studies of crime among jurisdictions and nations. The legislation of morality: studies of prostitution laws, drug. Methods for conducting research on crime and criminal offenders judges. The mandate and activities of the police, courts, and corrections. Decision makers in the justice system: police, officers, crown counsel, Non-governmental organizations involved in responding to and assisting offenders. At-risk and vulnerable populations (aboriginal persons) in the criminal justice system. The role and activities of the community in responding to crime, disorder and offenders.
