SOC 1500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Summary Offence, Precondition, Crown Attorney
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Media influence: trial is mundane, fairly boring (not like the television shows), only 10 % of cases go to trial the other 90% gets dropped (charges, not enough evidence) Caseloads: are diminished if they get people to use plea bargain, lesser sentence/benefits. Criminal - what the possible punishment could be for a particular crime. Lower courts- more cases that are more common (summary offences: traffic, family court, municipal or provincial by-laws) Higher courts- less more intense cases (appeals from lower court, more serious cases) Summary offences are your minor offenses and less serious offenses, mundane routine cases. (3-5 mins) Court- no jury, just judge, less severe, fines up to . Sentences- prison term up to 6 months in prison. Proportion- more likely to be in court than females are. Crimes- fraud, theft or shop lifting and solicitation of prostitution. People under the age of 45 account for 80 % of the court cases.
