CRIM 1650 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Youth Criminal Justice Act, Canada Act 1982, Regulatory Offence

• School: York University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRIM 1650
• Professor: Dr. James W. Williams

Document Summary

Criminology is concerned w/ crimes & the individual. who commit them. Crime: conduct that is prohibited by law and that is subject to a penal sanction. In canada all crimes are products of a legislative process and are in the criminal code. Criminal law includes definitions of various crimes, specifications of penalties, general principles concerning criminal responsibility & a series of defences to a criminal charge. Primary sources of criminal law: legislation, judicial decisions (either interpret legislation or state the common law . Criminal law: body of jurisprudence that includes definitions of various crimes, specifications of penalties, a set of general principles concerning criminal responsibility & a series of defences to a criminal charge. Canada is a federal state = legislation may be enacted both by parliament and by legislatures of provinces/territories. Parliament has exclusive jurisdiction to enact criminal law and the procedures relating to criminal matters .