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May 3 2012

Law 12 News

Chapter 8 & 9 Test May 15th

Policing, Crime Scene Investigations, Arrest, Detention and Pre-Trial Release

Criminal Offences, Summary, Hybrid, Indictable

Letter to the Editor  - To Legalize or Not
Give your opinion, supported by facts.
Concise and Clear

Law 12 April 27

1.       Students are to finish the Classification of Offences of The Criminal Code of Canada (students already have the handout)

2. Students are to read “Defending a Position: Writing a Letter to the Editor (students already have the handout) and respond to the provided letter regarding the decriminalization of marijuana.

a. The students are to write a letter arguing that the writer of the letter is wrong and that marijuana should not be decriminalized.

b. Students can use their own personal devices or access the MRC to find accurate and relevant research to support their arguments.

3. Students must hand a rough draft of the letter at the end of class.

Court Visit Reflection

List all the things that surprised you when you visited the Provincial Courts?



What do you want to learn more about?

Test Review - Vocab & Themes

Levels of Court in BC/Canada
Burden of Proof
Courtroom Participants
Perjury
Rules of Evidence
Examination and Cross-Examination
Participants in a Crime
Elements of a Crime
Actus Reus
Mens Rea
Accessory after the fact

Solve the Case

Here is a simulation of the police hunt of kidnap victim Grham McMynn.

This is based on a real case here in Vancouver a few years ago.

Click on the link below and give this a try!

McMynn Kidnapping Case

Crime Scene Videos

Police Investigations

Answer the following questions

#1-5 pg. 195

#1-6 pg. 201

Chapter 7 Cases

Read the 3 cases at the end of chapter 7 - pg. 186-187.  Answer all questions at the end of each case

Criminal Trial Process

Read Pg. 174-183 and answer questions #1-10 pg. 183

Jury Duty: Pros & Cons

Summarize the article below.  List the pros and cons of the jury system.

Please give your opinion on the use of the jury system in Canada.  Do you support it or not?  Support your position

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/11/06/f-juries-analysis.html

Courts System in BC

Please review this site

http://www.courtsofbc.ca/

You will have to know the different courts in BC and Canada

This site will help you understand who the participants in court are:


http://www.courtprep.ca/en/swf/courtroom/courtroom_en.swf?

Crime Stats Worksheet

Crime Statistics Worksheet

Name: ________________________

1. How many homicides was there Canada in 2010? _______________Rate: _______________
2. Robberies: _________________ Rate: _________________
3. Violent Crime: ______________ Rate: _________________
4. Theft over $5000: ______________ Rate: ___________________
5. Theft under: ___________________ Rate: ________________
6. Fraud: ______________ Rate: ___________________
7. Mischief: ___________________ Rate: _____________________
8. Which offence has the biggest increase in rate from 2009-2010? ___________________ Rate: ________
9. Which offence has the biggest drop in rate from? ________________ Rate: __________
10. How many possession vs trafficking Cannabis related offences was there in 2010? _______________ Rate: ____________
11. Which drug possession offence has the biggest increase in rate form 2009-2010? _____________ Rate: _________
12. Which drug offence has the biggest drop in rate? _________________ Rate:_____________
13. Which province has the biggest drop in crime rate from 2009-2010? _____________ Rate: ___________
14. Which Province has the biggest increase in violent crime rate? _________________ Rate: ________________
15. Which city had a higher violent crime severity index rate in 20010, Vancouver or Abbotsford?
16. Which city had the highest rate increase (%) of violent crime index between 2009-2010?

Police Reported Crime Stats 2011

The police-reported crime rate, which measures the overall volume of crime, continued its long-term downward trend in 2010, declining 5% from 2009. At the same time, the Crime Severity Index, which measures the severity of crime, fell 6%.

The national crime rate has been falling steadily for the past 20 years and is now at its lowest level since 1973.

Canadian police services reported nearly 2.1 million Criminal Code incidents (excluding traffic) last year, about 77,000 fewer than in 2009. Four property crimes accounted for the majority of the decline: theft under $5,000, mischief, motor vehicle thefts and break-ins.

Decreases were also reported for many other offences, including homicide, attempted murder, serious assaults and robbery. However, some offences did show an increase, including sexual assault, use/discharge of a firearm, criminal harassment, child pornography and drug offences.
The Crime Severity Index reached its lowest point (82.7) since 1998, the first year for which Index data are available. The decline in crime severity in 2010 was seen virtually across the country. The only exceptions were increases in Newfoundland and Labrador, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

Violent crime

Police reported just over 437,000 violent incidents in 2010, about 7,200 fewer than in the previous year. Violent crimes accounted for just over 1 in 5 offences.
The violent Crime Severity Index declined 6% in 2010 to 88.9, the fourth consecutive annual decrease. Decreases were reported in every province except Newfoundland and Labrador, where police reported a 13% increase.
There were 554 homicides, 56 fewer than in 2009. The national rate of 1.62 homicides per 100,000 population in 2010 was the lowest since 1966. The 10% decline in the homicide rate from 2009 to 2010 followed a decade of relative stability.
The national decline in the homicide rate was driven primarily by a large decrease in British Columbia, where the rate (1.83) was at an all-time low. However, the rate in this province was still slightly higher than the national average.
The number of attempted murders also declined, from 801 in 2009 to 693 in 2010. This resulted in the lowest rate for this offence in over 30 years.
Police reported more than 22,000 sexual assaults in 2010. This represented an increase of 5% in the rate since 2009, the first increase in sexual assault since 2005.

Non-violent crime

Similar to previous years, most crimes (79%) reported by police in 2010 were non-violent. Theft under $5,000, mischief and break-ins accounted for close to two-thirds of the almost 1.7 million non-violent offences.
The non-violent Crime Severity Index fell 6% in 2010 to 80.3, the seventh consecutive decline.
Police reported nearly 200,000 break-ins last year. The rate of break-ins fell 6% in 2010, continuing a steady decline since peaking in the early 1990s.
Nearly 93,000 motor vehicles were reported stolen in 2010. This represented a 15% drop in the rate since 2009 and a continuation of the downward trend seen since the mid-1990s.
Saskatchewan reported the highest rate of motor vehicle theft in 2010. This is a change from a decade-long trend which saw Manitoba reporting the highest rate among the provinces.
The national rate of impaired driving fell 6% from 2009, following three consecutive years of increase. However, the rate of impaired driving has generally been declining since peaking in 1981.
In 2010, police reported over 108,000 drug offences, about half of which were for possession of cannabis. The rate of drug offences increased 10% from 2009, continuing a general upward trend that began in the early 1990s.

Provinces and territories

Among the provinces, Alberta and British Columbia reported the largest declines in crime in 2010. The crime rate fell by 6% in both provinces, while the Crime Severity Index decreased by 8% in Alberta and 7% in British Columbia.
As in previous years, Nunavut and the Northwest Territories continued to report the highest Crime Severity Index values. Among the provinces, Saskatchewan reported the highest Crime Severity Index, followed by Manitoba and British Columbia. The lowest Crime Severity Index values were seen in Ontario, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick.

Metropolitan areas

The volume and severity of crime fell or remained stable across virtually all census metropolitan areas (CMAs) in 2010, including Canada's 10 largest cities.
In 2010, three CMAs reported an increase in crime severity. St. John's had the largest increase, up 12%, followed by Greater Sudbury (+4%) and Peterborough (+3%).
As has been the case since 1998, Regina reported the highest Crime Severity Index, followed by Saskatoon and Winnipeg. Calgary was the only western CMA to have a Crime Severity Index below the national average.
Guelph reported the lowest Crime Severity Index for the fourth year in a row, followed by Québec, Toronto and Ottawa.

Youth crime

Police reported that nearly 153,000 youth aged 12 to 17 were accused of a crime in 2010, almost 15,000 fewer than the previous year. The youth crime rate, which measures the overall volume of crime committed by youth, declined by 7%.
Youth crime rates declined for most offences in 2010, including homicide, serious assaults, motor vehicle thefts and break-ins. However, robbery was one of the few offences to show an increase for youth in 2010, up 2%.
The youth Crime Severity Index has also declined over the past 10 years, including a 6% drop in 2010. However, the severity of violent crime committed by youth has not seen the same decrease. Despite a 4% drop between 2009 and 2010, the youth violent Crime Severity Index was 5% higher than in 2000.

Table 1Police-reported crime for selected offences, Canada, 2010 

Type of offence	number	rate	% change in rate 2009 to 2010
Total crime (excluding traffic) - "Crime rate"	2,095,921	6,145	-5
Violent crime
Homicide	554	2	-10
Other violations causing death	91	0	-11
Attempted murder	693	2	-14
Sexual assault - level 3 - aggravated	188	1	56
Sexual assault - level 2 - weapon or bodily harm	388	1	9
Sexual assault - level 1	21,604	63	4
Sexual violations against children¹	3,648	11	...
Assault - level 3 - aggravated	3,410	10	-7
Assault - level 2 - weapon or bodily harm	51,340	151	-5
Assault - level 1	173,843	510	-5
Assault police officer	17,377	51	45
Other assaults	3,257	10	-6
Firearms - use of, discharge, pointing	1,952	6	11
Robbery	30,405	89	-7
Forcible confinement or kidnapping	4,308	13	-11
Abduction	446	1	1
Extortion	1,548	5	-11
Criminal harassment	21,108	62	5
Uttering threats	75,927	223	-5
Threatening or harassing phone calls	21,436	63	-9
Other violent Criminal Code violations	3,793	11	0
Total	437,316	1,282	-3
Property crime
Breaking and entering	196,881	577	-6
Possession of stolen property	29,823	87	-4
Theft of motor vehicle	92,683	272	-15
Theft over $5,000 (non-motor vehicle)	15,790	46	-1
Theft under $5,000 (non-motor vehicle)	536,151	1,572	-5
Fraud	88,491	259	-4
Mischief	339,831	996	-7
Arson	12,241	36	-10
Total	1,311,891	3,846	-6
Other Criminal Code offences
Counterfeiting	820	2	-1
Weapons violations	14,861	44	-2
Child pornography	2,190	6	36
Prostitution	3,043	9	-15
Disturb the peace	117,903	346	-1
Administration of justice violations	176,560	518	2
Other violations	31,337	92	-3
Total	346,714	1,016	0
Criminal Code traffic violations
Impaired driving	84,397	247	-6
Other Criminal Code traffic violations	55,604	163	-5
Total	140,001	410	-5
Drug offences
Possession - cannabis	56,870	167	14
Possession - cocaine	7,256	21	-6
Possession - other drugs	9,462	28	14
Trafficking, production or distribution - cannabis	18,256	54	10
Trafficking, production or distribution - cocaine	9,729	29	-4
Trafficking, production or distribution - other drugs	6,956	20	5
Total	108,529	318	10
Other federal statute violations
Youth Criminal Justice Act	13,036	38	3
Other federal statutes	19,684	58	1
Total	32,720	96	2
Total — all violations	2,377,171	6,969	-4

Table 2Police-reported crime severity indexes, by province and territory, 2010 

Province and territory	Total Crime Severity Index		Violent Crime Severity Index
	index	% change 2009 to 2010	index	% change 2009 to 2010
Newfoundland and Labrador	80.2	10	70.2	13
Prince Edward Island	66.0	0	42.1	-5
Nova Scotia	83.5	-1	84.5	-6
New Brunswick	69.0	-3	68.4	-5
Quebec	76.9	-6	76.5	-5
Ontario	65.0	-6	77.7	-5
Manitoba	127.8	-6	162.3	-8
Saskatchewan	148.2	-1	153.9	-1
Alberta	97.9	-8	98.1	-8
British Columbia	102.4	-7	102.1	-8
Yukon	171.2	-6	188.1	-6
Northwest Territories	340.2	6	325.2	0
Nunavut	345.7	3	505.7	4
Canada	82.7	-6	88.9	-6

Table 3Police-reported crime severity indexes, by census metropolitan area, 2010 

Census metropolitan area¹	Total Crime Severity Index		Violent Crime Severity Index
	index	% change 2009 to 2010	index	% change 2009 to 2010
Regina	131.4	-8	151.2	-3
Saskatoon	128.1	-4	155.7	0
Winnipeg	122.3	-10	163.9	-13
Kelowna	113.1	-7	95.9	-8
Thunder Bay	111.3	-1	138.5	1
Edmonton	102.0	-12	106.0	-11
St. John's	101.9	12	90.1	29
Vancouver	101.2	-8	108.2	-10
Abbotsford–Mission	99.8	-10	89.8	-24
Brantford	99.1	-6	92.5	1
Halifax	96.8	0	105.6	-12
Saint John	91.9	-4	96.4	-3
Greater Sudbury	84.2	4	85.0	-14
Montréal	83.7	-6	98.3	-3
Victoria	83.7	-9	81.3	0
London	82.4	-6	74.3	6
Calgary	76.5	-5	82.1	-7
Saguenay	73.4	-4	59.2	-18
Moncton	71.8	-5	72.4	-10
Hamilton	70.9	-4	80.9	-4
St. Catharines–Niagara	69.8	-8	56.9	-10
Trois-Rivières	69.4	-13	44.4	-18
Gatineau2	69.3	-7	59.7	-20
Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo	68.0	-8	69.8	7
Peterborough	67.8	3	65.8	8
Windsor	66.1	-7	65.1	-13
Kingston	62.3	-4	54.5	-22
Barrie	60.1	-7	50.1	-7
Ottawa3	60.1	-10	67.5	-14
Toronto	57.8	-7	88.4	-6
Québec	56.1	-8	51.3	2
Guelph	50.4	-16	44.5	-13
Canada	82.7	-6	88.9	-6