CRCJ 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Property Crime, Homicide, Uniform Crime Reports
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Mid term multiple choice, short answer, true and false + bonus questions. Don"t have to know the ccrf by heart, but you do need to know basic legal rights and sect. The ccrf is the biggest instrument we have in regards to limiting sovereign power, against the excessive use of power & force by the rulers of society. There"s a lot of interpretation that goes into deining what our fundamental rights are. All criminal law must conform to the charter. Sect 1 of the ccrf is guaranteed unless it can be justiied that these rights become limited. Section 2 our fundamental freedom rights ex. Regarding section 3-5 democratic rights (right to vote) there has been protest in allowing criminals to vote. Section 7 discusses the right to life, liberty and security you have no right to make this a crime ex.