Criminal law for legal professionals

Part 1: Introduction and Overview

• Chapter 1: Criminal Law in Canada
• Chapter 2: The Constitution and Criminal Law
• Chapter 3: The Criminal Code
• Chapter 4: The Canadian Criminal Process

Part 2: Substantive Criminal Law

• Chapter 5: The Elements of an Offence
• Chapter 6: Parties to an Offence
• Chapter 7: Inchoate Offences
• Chapter 8: Corporate Liability: Organizations
• Chapter 9: Some Specific Offences
• Chapter 10: Major Defences

Part 3: Criminal Procedure

• Chapter 11: Classification of Offences
• Chapter 12: Court Jurisdiction
• Chapter 13: Investigatory Powers
• Chapter 14: Bringing the Accused Before Court
• Chapter 15: Release of the Accused Prior to Trial
• Chapter 16: Informations and Indictments
• Chapter 17: Pre-Trial Procedure
• Chapter 18: Criminal Rules
• Chapter 19: The Trial
• Chapter 20: Sentencing
• Chapter 21: Appeals
• Chapter 22: Alternative Measures

Part 4: Young Persons and Criminal Law

• Chapter 23: The Youth Criminal Justice Act

Part 5: Office Procedures for Criminal Law

• Chapter 24: Common Office Procedures
• Appendixes
  • Appendix A: Paralegal Scope of Practice
  • Appendix B: Checklists and Forms
• References
• Glossary
• Index