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Part 1: Crime & Society 1) Three conditions must exist in order for an action or omission to be considered a crime. List these 3 conditions. 2) What are the major differences between criminal law and civil law? What are the advantages and disadvantages of having these 2 distinct areas of law? 3) Look at Canada’s //Criminal Code// what types of crime are listed as criminal offences? (What values of society are offended?) Why are some crimes listed as criminal and others are not? 4) Provide 2 examples of criminal law in action in Canada. Explain the case, the law that was broken, what action was taken by the state and the end result of the case.

1: An action must be violating anothers safety or Charter Rights 2: The action is serious, it is not joking around or playing around. 3: The action is Intentional and willful, it is not an action unless it falls upon Criminal Negligience
 * 1:)**A crime is when the following three are broken:

__Criminal Law:__ is the breach of security against one group of people or a person, an example would be //Murder// or //Rape.// Criminal Law is meant to protect people from violent crimes towards a victim or the victims property. Criminal Law is open to the //Public// and it is the Police or Governments responsibility to take control of the case to prosecute the defendant.
 * 2:)**

__Civil Law:__ is common law, Judges today interpret written law and apply it a non-criminal case to come to a peaceful solution. Examples of Civil law would be Contract Violations, Property damages and Child Custody cases. Civil law is //Private// and is your responsibility to take action.

Advantages:
 * Criminal law is publicized and alerts any huge crime, It lets people know whats going on in the Justice System
 * Civil Law is private and closed, it protects peoples privacy
 * Littles shows like CSI and Law and Order make their money off of the Justice System and Criminal Codes

Disadvantages:
 * Criminal cases can frighten the public, which can result into laws being changed to prevent crimes.
 * It may also alter the public interest such as laws against drugs.
 * Civil law cannot be used in future cases for Judges to use as a standard.

Criminal Code offenses are listed here.

Some crimes aren't listed because they aren't seen as prominent as the more harmful crimes towards society such as armed robbery. A crime that isn't listed in the criminal code would be theft under 10.00$ or a speeding ticket, they are still crimes however.

[] The crime commited was armed robbery of a gas station in Saskatoon two masked men fled the station after police were notified, the vehicle was then chased and stopped by "stop sticks" which are tire deflaters placed on the road. Five people fled the vehicle on foot, two were immmediately captured, one was tracked by a police dog, the other two were caught in a nearby house. The four men are being charged with armed robbery and various other charges. The one woman who was involved is going to court.