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Department of Law
Faculty of Public Affairs

LAWS 2004 [1.0 credit]

Criminal Law in Context

Canadian criminal process; nature and purpose of criminal law; criminal acts distinguished from civil wrongs; origins and development of principles and procedures; categories of criminal conduct; role of enforcement agencies and courts; criminal correction; relationship between criminal activity and deviant behavior.
Prerequisite: LAWS 1000.
Lectures three hours a week.

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