Criminal Law for Legal Professionals. Fourth Edition

Preliminary Content

• Preliminary pages
• Preface
• About the Authors

Part I. Introduction and Overview

• Criminal Law in Canada
• The Constitution and Criminal Law
• The Criminal Code
• The Canadian Criminal Process

Part II. Substantive Criminal Law

• The Elements of an Offence
• Parties and Accessories to an Offence
• Inchoate Offences
• Corporate Liability: Organizations
• Some Specific Offences
• Defences

Part III. Criminal Procedure

• Classification of Offences
• Court Jurisdiction
• Investigatory Powers
• Bringing the Accused Before Court
• Release of the Accused Prior to Trial
• Informations and Indictments
• Pre-Trial Procedure
• Criminal Rules
• The Trial
• Sentencing
• Appeals
• Alternative Measures

Part IV. Young Persons and Criminal Law

• The Youth Criminal Justice Act

Part V. Office Procedures for Criminal Law

• Common Office Procedures
• Appendix A. Ontario Paralegal Scope of Practice
• Appendix B. Checklists and Forms
• Glossary
• Index