SOC209H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Adversarial System, Dreadlocks
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Corruption officers choosi(cid:374)g what they wa(cid:374)t to do, pushi(cid:374)g their ow(cid:374) age(cid:374)das etc. Chapter 2: the structure and process of criminal justice. What is criminology: the scientific study of crime and criminal behavior, how crime starts and ends, often times more theoretical: can be boring or fascinating, more regularly associated with academic research. Multiple agencies and multiple databases do not often communicate effectively with one another. Different agencies and organizations have different (sometimes conflicting) mandates. All the agencies, organization, and personnel that are involved in the prevention of, and response to crime. This also includes persons charged with criminal offences and persons convicted of crimes. The flow of cases through the criminal justice system. Incident police courts corrections and parole (provincial or federal facility) Police almost never catch someone in the process of a crime, they are usually called after a crime has been committed. In canada and in most places we have an adversarial court system.
