SOC 1500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Regulatory Offence, Domestic Violence, National Defence Act

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1500
• Professor: Stephanie Howells

Document Summary

Problem-solving courts: drug treatment court (toronto, vancouver, edmonton, regina, winnipeg, ottawa, guelph, address needs of non-violent offenders charged with criminal offences motivated by their addiction. Provincial / territorial superior courts: known by various names: superior court of justice, supreme court, court of queen"s bench. Inherent jurisdiction they can hear cases in any area except those limited to another level of court: try the most serious criminal and civil cases, special divisions (e. g. family divisions) Independent of cra and all other government departments: military courts established under national defence act to hear cases involving code of service. Discipline: applies to members of canadian forces and civilians who accompany forces on active services, system of disciplinary offences to further good order and proper functioning of. Supreme court of canada: final court of appeal from all other canadian courts, consists of chief justice and 8 other judges.