CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN CANADA 8TH EDITION
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉ Principles of the Rule of Law -Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Answer: The primary law of the land guarantees fundamental
freedoms, legal rights, and equality rights for all citizens of Canada,
including those accused of crimes
Provides protection for individuals and ensures fairness during legal
proceedings
All components of the criminal justice system must conform to the
Charter
◉ what is a crime?.
Answer: An act or omission that is prohibited by criminal law
◉ components of crime.
Answer: Actus Reus:
Criminal action
Mens Rea:
,Guilty intent
To be convicted of most crimes, a person must have done something
criminal and usually must have intended to do it.
◉ criminal law.
Answer: The body of law that deals with conduct considered so
harmful to society as a whole that it is prohibited by statute and
prosecuted and punished by the government
◉ principles of law.
Answer: Only law can define crime and punishment, and laws
cannot be changed in the middle of the game
Ignorance of the law is no excuse
No one is compelled to incriminate himself or herself
No one should be tried twice for the same crime
◉ The System of Criminal Law
Stare Decisis.
Answer: the principle by which higher courts set precedents that the
lower courts must follow
◉ value consensus model.
, Answer: The view that what behaviours are defined as criminal and
the punishment imposed on offenders reflect commonly held
opinions and limits of tolerance.
◉ conflict model.
Answer: The view that crime and punishment reflect the power
some groups have to influence the formulation and application of
law.
◉ historical analyses of law.
Answer: Effort to understand:
Factors involved in the definition of behaviours as criminal
Increases and decreases in the severity of law
Responses of the criminal justice system
Factors influencing the repeal of criminal law resulting in
decriminalization
◉ criminal justice.
Answer: The study of social control and the agencies that are
involved in the apprehension, prosecution, defence, sentencing,
incarceration, and supervision of those suspected or charged with or
convicted of criminal offences.
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ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉ Principles of the Rule of Law -Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Answer: The primary law of the land guarantees fundamental
freedoms, legal rights, and equality rights for all citizens of Canada,
including those accused of crimes
Provides protection for individuals and ensures fairness during legal
proceedings
All components of the criminal justice system must conform to the
Charter
◉ what is a crime?.
Answer: An act or omission that is prohibited by criminal law
◉ components of crime.
Answer: Actus Reus:
Criminal action
Mens Rea:
,Guilty intent
To be convicted of most crimes, a person must have done something
criminal and usually must have intended to do it.
◉ criminal law.
Answer: The body of law that deals with conduct considered so
harmful to society as a whole that it is prohibited by statute and
prosecuted and punished by the government
◉ principles of law.
Answer: Only law can define crime and punishment, and laws
cannot be changed in the middle of the game
Ignorance of the law is no excuse
No one is compelled to incriminate himself or herself
No one should be tried twice for the same crime
◉ The System of Criminal Law
Stare Decisis.
Answer: the principle by which higher courts set precedents that the
lower courts must follow
◉ value consensus model.
, Answer: The view that what behaviours are defined as criminal and
the punishment imposed on offenders reflect commonly held
opinions and limits of tolerance.
◉ conflict model.
Answer: The view that crime and punishment reflect the power
some groups have to influence the formulation and application of
law.
◉ historical analyses of law.
Answer: Effort to understand:
Factors involved in the definition of behaviours as criminal
Increases and decreases in the severity of law
Responses of the criminal justice system
Factors influencing the repeal of criminal law resulting in
decriminalization
◉ criminal justice.
Answer: The study of social control and the agencies that are
involved in the apprehension, prosecution, defence, sentencing,
incarceration, and supervision of those suspected or charged with or
convicted of criminal offences.
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