SOC209H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Public Prosecution Service Of Canada, Restorative Justice, Precedent
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Value consensus model the principle by which the higher courts set precedents that the lower courts must follow the view that crime and punishment reflect commonly held opinions and limits of tolerance. What is the criminal justice system: generally considered to contain all agencies, organizations, and personnel involved in prevention of and response to crime and dealing with persons charged with criminal offences and persons convicted of crime. Only fraction of criminal acts committed are brought to the attention of law. A smaller fraction of those cases are heard in courts or lead to a sentence of. Most cases are usually resolved with a guilty plea (plea negotiation) and few cases incarceration go to trial. In the federal and provincial governments, senior civil servants (appointed) have. At the civil service level, professionals make day-to-day decision in regards to power over their governments all of them criminal justice policy and practice.
