CRIM 251 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Canada Evidence Act, Police Misconduct, Liberal Democracy
21 Apr 2016
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Policing: the activities of any individual or organization acting legally on behalf of public or private organizations or persons to maintain security or social order. Public police no longer have a monopoly on policing: exceptions: retain monopoly on the use of force. Rcmp = national police force involved in federal, provincial, and municipal policing. Federal government operates a corrections system for offenders sentenced to 2 years or more. Though generally for less serious offences and most often punishable by fines. Criminal code: set out the criminal laws and the procedures for prosecuting federal offences, and sentences and procedures for the administration of justice. Other federal statutes: i. e. , anti-terrorism act, the controlled drugs and substances act, the youth criminal justice act, the. Canada evidence act, the access to information act. Provincial and municipal legislation: i. e. , motor vehicle administration acts, highway traffic acts, liquor acts provincial/municipal police acts. Acts primarily to enforce law and protect public.
