SOC225 Chapter 3: Dr. ‘Tope Oriola

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC225
• Professor: Temitope Oriola

Document Summary

Crime: conduct that is prohibited by law and that is subject to a penal sanction (such as imprisonment or a ne). Some crimes may re ect social consensus (like murder) other crimes may not (assisting a terminally ill patient). The police and the judiciary are required to enforce the existing criminal law, regardless of their own private views. Criminal law: a body of jurisprudence that includes the de nition of various crimes, the speci cation of various penalties, a set of general principles concerning criminal responsibility, and a serious of defences to a criminal charge. Two primary source of canadian criminal law: legislation, common law. Canada is a federal state, thus, legislation need both federal vs. *need all above so when the courts are required to decide whether parliament has enacted legislation that legitimately( ) falls within the scope of its criminal law power.