Sociology 2253A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Summary Offence, Hung Jury, Indictable Offence
19 Oct 2013
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10/19/2013 9:30:00 am two competing procedures that underline criminal procedure law: Due process: both influenced different aspects of criminal law, example of due process jury has to be unanimous for crown to prosecute. At each level there are specific criminal justice process transitions smoothly throughout each level and ultimately results in the successful completion of given criminal case. Levels: police investigation, prosecution"s analysis, criminal court process. Once criminal offence comes to attention, three further steps must be satisfied before criminal trial process can be carried out: correctly arrested, accurately identified, appropriately charged. Arrest: police must first determine who is responsible for the offence in question, if officer not present when offence happened it is common to interact with public and gather physical evidence (conduct investigation) Also involved speaking to victims or witnesses: in order for arrest to be valid the police must respect the suspects legal rights that are protected by the canadian.
