- What are the three major agencies of the Criminal Justice System?
Provincial, Municipal and federal
- When an offender is sentenced to 2 years plus a day, which prison system are they integrated in?
Federal Prison
- What question do we ask to establish mens rea?
-If someone was Mentally intent to commit
- Which is not a rule of law? - Accountability - Timely and ethical - Public and clear - Defining character - Fair and efficient
There are four rules of law Accountability, Timely and Ethical, Public and clear and Fair and efficient, so Defining character is not a rule
- Define ‘due process’ -
It is a concept that refers to the principle that the government has to respect and protect the rights of individuals and provide them with fair treatment under the law
What are the 2 types of law? -
There is common law and Criminal law
The Supreme Court is the highest level of court in Canada
True
- name the two other court systems in Canada?
Federal courts and Provincial courts
- List the Charter Rights and Freedoms
-Fundamental Freedoms
-Democratic Rights
-Mobility Rights
-Legal Rights
-Equality Rights
- What is an organization that seeks action against certain groups of people or certain behaviours?
-Conflict model
- Define Stare Decisis
It means to stand by things decided
- What is the government’s responsibility?
The responsibly of the government is to protect the community, enforce rules and regulations, make decisions that are the best for society, protect people’s rights.
- One of the goals of the criminal justice system?
Protecting society by maintaining the peace, preventing and controlling crime”
- Who gets to decide whether a person is guilty or innocent? Based on what?
. Judge and jury get to decide based on presented evidence.
- Who does the notion for “justice” for all persons include?
. victims, offenders, and community
- What is the difference between crime control and due process model?
Crime control model is an orientation to criminal justice in which the protection of the community and the apprehension of and due process model is a focus on having a just and fair criminal justice system.
- A concept of Retributive justice includes using healing and support. True or False
False
- What is the presumption of innocence?
An accused is innocent until proven guilty.
- What is the burden of proof?
Crown must prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt
- What does the adversarial system mean?
Two opposing sides present the case before an impartial arbiter
- A concept of Restorative justice includes punishment and control. True or False
False
1- What are the two methods of Deterrence theory?
a) Specific: Serves to prevent the offender from engaging in further criminal behaviour. Teaches through punishment (Denounces unlawful behaviour)
b) General: Serves to deter others from, engaging in criminal behaviour. Teaches by example. (deters unlawful behaviour)
What’s the goal of Deterrence theory?
The goal of Deterrence is to prevent future crime by frightening the defendant or the public
What are the three retributive principles?
Those who commit certain moral offences deserve to be punished proportionately.
● If an authorized punisher delivers to them the punishment they deserve, then the punishment is fundamentally morally deserved.
● It is morally wrong and unjust to deliberately punish the innocent or inflict unfair punishment to wrongdoers.
