SOC209H5 Chapter Notes -Police Services Act Of Ontario, Ontario Provincial Police, Homicide

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11 Feb 2014
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Crime is breaking the norm or standard that is set by society. Considered to contain all the agencies and organizations involved in dealing with crime prevention and responding to persons charged with offenses, and persons convicted of crimes. Responds to law breaking with investigation, prosecution and punishment. Only fraction of criminal acts come to police attention, and even smaller go into court and lead to sentence of incarceration. Restorative justice: alternative methods, conditional release (parole, mediation etc. ) Actual crime a lot more. small amount of crime caught, smaller reported, smaller arrested, Controlled almost entirely by governments: elected officials: members of parliament (establish budgets for criminal justice agencies, senior civil servants: appointed government employees, ngo; not all people in justice system gov"t employees. Constitution act 1867: division of responsibility between federal and provincial government. Federal decides which behaviours constitute criminal offences, provincial and territorial enforce and administer justice system. Federal: create, amend and repeal law for entire country.

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