| Lesson | Date | Details | Homework |
| 39 | Wed Apr 7 | Finish Crime Statistics internet activity
Answer p. 244 #1 b to d using up-to-date statistics you researched | p 251 #1 (Wolfenden Report - law and morality) |
| 40 | Thur Apr 8 | no class due to OSSLT | |
| 41 | Fri Apr 9 | Discuss p. 244 #1 and p. 251 #1
Note - Nature of Crime - theories BLOG 7 topic - What causes crime? How can Canada (individuals, society at large, government) best deal with criminal behaviour? DUE by next FRIDAY! | Use the internet to look up the case referred to in p. 253 #5 What was the court decision? Explain whether you agree. |
| 42 | Mon Apr 12 | Note - Purposes of Criminal Law
Discuss homework
Causes of crime - Bowling for Columbine DVD - gather information to do a mind map | Read p. 254-265 and do R. v Creighton p. 266-268 #1 & 2 |
| 43 | Tues Apr 13 | Take up R. v Creighton and do #3
Continue Bowling for Columbine | Re do R v Creighton plus #3 |
| 44 | Wed Apr 14 | 1/2 period due to assembly
Continue Bowling for Columbine
Introduce mind maps | p. 268-269 #1 (all parts) Think about Mind map- Causes of Crime |
| 45 | Thur Apr 15 | Finish Bowling for Columbine Work on mind maps | p. 277-278 #6 (read the article that starts on p. 276 |
| 46 | Fri Apr 16 | Last class time for mind maps - Due Monday
| Blog and comment 7 due by midnight |
| 47 | Mon Apr 19 | Mind Maps due Groups to discuss HW
Note - Criminal code parts; example offences
Types of crimes and examples
| #1 p. 255-256 |
| 48 | Tues Apr 20 | Discuss HW
Note - legal definition of crime, actus reus, mens rea, types of mens rea | Read Ch 10 |
| 49 | Wed Apr 21 | Gallery walk - mind maps
Fill in blank note: review equation of crime, 3 types of mens rea including strict and absolute liability, incomplete crimes
Activity - write scenario for parties to a crime
| finish scenarios |
| 50 | Thur Apr 22 | parties to a crime -scenarios
Review Law Reform Commission - principles of procedural justice
R.v Dunlop and Sylvester p. 274
Do p. 289 #2, 3 (use venn diagram - see links below for adversarial and inquisitorial)
| Read p. 293-295 In your own words, when can a peace officer arrest a person? |
| Fri Apr 23 | PD day - no school for students Blog and comment 8 due Fri Apr 30 by midnight - topic: anything to do with criminal law | Finish reading chapter 10 |
| 51 | Mon Apr 26 | Historical Methods of Adjudication
Take up adversarial and inquisitorial
Activity - matching terminology Criminal Code scavenger hunt/take up | read ISP handout |
| 52 | Tues Apr 27 | Discuss ISPs - first day of research handout rubric, summary sheet, MLA sheet and citations sheet Finish scavenger hunt | ISP - decide on topic |
| 53 | Wed Apr 28 | Read UN international agreements - use wordle to determine key points of UNDHR, Declaration on Rights of Child, Convention on Child, Geneva Convention - When
- Why (historical/social context) and purpose
- What is covered - include wordle; compare to Charter of R&F
- Who has signed it (Canada?, #) and who has not signed it
Present findings | Reminder: you should have made your own note on arrest procedures p. 292-298 R v Brydges p 299-300 |
| 54 | Thur Apr 29 | Last UN agreement presentation discuss HW Criminal law - Pre Trial Procedures and trial procedures Criminal law - searches, R v Simpson p. 303-304 | Find two news articles illustrating pre-trial or trial procedures |
| 55 | Fri Apr 30 | Library research period for ISP | Blog and comment 8 due by midnight! |
| 56 | Mon May 3 | cases p. 324-327 R v Hebert, R v Collins
Note-types of evidence
Defences | read chapter 11 p 332-345 Article Friend fearful... |
| 57 | Tues May 4 | Collect hw Defences Mini Mock Trials | prep for mock trials |
| 58 | Wed May 5 | 20 min to prepare present mini mock trials | Summarize p 333 -334 R v Parks, p 344 -345 R v Daviault |
| 59 | Thur May 6 | ISP research (in classroom) | |
| 60 | Fri May 7 | Questions about ISP? Due May 25; interviews next week Defences - summary note | Read chapter 12 p 368 - 375 and READ R v Sweeney p 376-378 |
| 61 | Mon May 10 | Note - Trial procedures
Review Evidence sheet | ISP |
| 62 | Tues May 11 | ISP research (in library) & interviews | ISP |
| 63 | Wed May 12 | Sentencing Chapter 12 note | ISP |
| 64 | Thur May 13 | ISP research & interviews | ISP |
| 65 | Fri May 14 | Review for test - review file attached below | Blog and Comment 9 due! |
| 66 | Mon May 17 | Criminal Law TEST | |
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