CRJS 1003 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Conditional Sentence, Jury Trial, Hybrid Offence
12 Sep 2016
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The structure of the criminal justice system: municipal, provincial, federal, police agencies vary in their organizational structure and mandates but usually cooperate with one another, most common, municipal. Some municipalities establish their own police force and hire their own police services. In 2011 59% of sworn police personnel in canada were employed by municipal police services. In addition it operates forensic facilities and an educational facility in. Ottawa (canadian police college) as well as the canadian police information. Bc (8,966): most officers work at municipal level, including both the rcmp and opp (66%), 25% at the provincial level, and 8% at the federal level. In 2008-2009: 392,907 processed cases involving 1,161,018 charges. All court systems except nunavut have three levels though their formal titles differ by province: lower courts (provincial): Organized into specialized divisions that deal with different areas of the law. Deal with majority of criminal cases (common assault, traffic, bylaws, youth)
