Due Date for these outstanding questions: January 11, 2010. NO EXCEPTIONS!!!!!
16. Your best friend comes to you and tells you that he has seen the latest Ipod in the store but can’t buy it because he doesn’t have enough money. You tell him just to go in and sneak it out under a large jacket. Crime?
17. Pony Boy has shot a member of the opposing gang and now is on the run. He heads over to Billy’s house and tells him that he has made a big mess out of his life and is in deep trouble. Billy tells him not to worry, gives him a handful of money and the key to his cabin. Crime?
18. Develop a short story in which you describe an attempted crime.
19. With a partner or two, develop a series of skits in which you illustrate at least three different elements of the criminal trial process. (Use pp. 174-183 as a guide).
20. Why is R. v. Oickle significant?
21. Use the information on pp. 193-219 to develop your own case study.
22. Pick a criminal code offence and prepare to lay charges against the perpetrator. Create a possible scenario for the defense.
23. What are the goals of sentencing and what considerations must be made by a judge when sentencing a person found guilty of an offence?
24. What options are available other than incarceration?
25. Read the chapter on Youth and Crime and discuss one element of your choice in detail.
SCHEDULE for JANUARY 2010
Jan 5: Review of Criminal Law: Charges
Jan 7: Defenses; Sentencing Provisions.
Jan 11: Terry Driver or Abbotsford Killer
Jan 13: Youth Criminal Justice Act
Jan 15: Youth Criminal Justice Act
Jan 19: Youth Criminal Justice Act
Jan 21: Youth Criminal Justice Act
Jan 25: Exam Week. Time to finish up assignments.
Jan 27: Exam Week. Time to finish up assignments.
Jan 29: Exam Week. Time to finish up assignments.
