SOC 1500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Indictable Offence, Culpable Homicide, Murder

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1500
• Professor: Michelle Dumas

Document Summary

Exam review final soc 1500 lets do this boi. Judicial independence principle - essential to the proper functioning of the courts. citizens have the right to have their cases tried by a court of justice fairly and without any interference. Exception of nunavut, canadian jurisdiction have four levels of courts: Courts - jurisdiction of most criminal cases & regulatory offences, judges whether a case has sufficient evidence to proceed to trial. Courts of appeal - hears appeals from superior courts and provincial courts. Supreme court of canada - judges federally appointed by prime minister, final court of appeal for criminal and civil law. Problem-solving courts - specialized courts designed to divert offenders with special needs from the criminal justice system. 3 defining attributes of problem solving courts: focus on addressing the underlying problems of offenders, victims, and communities. Interagency and interdisciplinary collaboration: accountability to the community.