Trial: Plea Bargaining One of the most conventional and contentious issues discussed in the Canadian legal system is plea bargaining. Its definition varied over the years as people scrutinized every aspect of this matter. The Law Reform Commission of Canada defined it as “any agreement by the accused to plead guilty in return for the prosecutor’s agreeing to take or refrain from taking a particular course of action”. (Plea Discussions and Agreements, p. 66) This given definition of plea bargaining is
Teens understand that their crimes will only receive a minimal sentence before they are even brought before a judge. A teen interviewed by The Compass stated to "Go ahead and call the cops. I don't care, I'm not worried about them. They can't touch me anyway 'cause I'm only 16. What's a week or so at the reform school
normally involve a prison sentence. However, as has been shown above, restorative justice has multiple faces, which can serve most of the traditional goals of punishment, including deterrence and crime reduction, rehabilitation and incapacitation. In some countries restorative justice is used in combination with conditional and suspended sentences, which are punitive, such as house arrest and
class, and status. It is the different discourse of racial minorities from other racial groups in society. In many countries, some people receive benefits from the color of skin while others oppress for the same reason. The criminal justice system of Canada and America established equality and fair treatment to all under the constitutional law. However, people still face discrimination on race in the criminal justice system. This paper will focus on the intersection between how the criminal justice system