CRI210H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Procedural Justice, Canadian Association Of Elizabeth Fry Societies, Toronto Police Service
6 Jan 2020
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Justice is contested terrain: what satisfy justice for some may not for others, the outcomes of justice rarely satisfy all. Substantive and procedural justice: substantive justice: the correctness of the law and the accuracy of case outcomes, procedural justice: the fairness of the procedures used to arrive at a verdict in a case. The adversarial system - currently canada has this system: both parties (the police/prosecution on one side and the accused/defence on the other) hope to. The benefits of the adversarial system: clear division of roles and responsibilities, system is designed to hear evidence from both sides; Innocent till proven guilty: the legitimacy of the criminal justice system is promoted through the appearance of fairness. Inefficiency of our current justice system: plea bargaining - unofficial agreements behind the system to keep the court system working. Goals of the crime control model - canada"s current model to deter crime.
