1. The law in Canada is Procedural AND Substantive  Procedural law - the law that guide us as to how the criminal justice system works  Substantive law - the law that defines which actions are prohibited Copyright 2013 McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd. 1 CRIME AND CRIMINAL LAW LO1

2.  The Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (UCR)  A census of crime collected by police services across Canada  The Crime Severity Index  The General Social Survey: Victimization Copyright 2013 McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd. 2 HOW CRIME IS MEASURED IN CANADA LO1

3.  Each police service is provided with the same crime categories and definitions  The data in the UCR represents crimes which have been reported to and validated by the police Copyright 2013 McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd. 3 THE UNIFORM CRIME REPORTING SURVEY LO1

4.  Crime rate is determined per each 100,000 people and includes 1.Criminal offences known to the police 2.Actual criminal offences 3.Unfounded offences (police determined that it is not a crime) 4.The number of cleared offences (charges laid or cleared otherwise) 5.The number of adults and youth charged Copyright 2013 McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd. 4 THE UNIFORM CRIME REPORTING SURVEY LO1