The Criminal Case: Step by Step
This page takes you step-by-step through a Canadian criminal case.
It explains the process clearly and simply to help you to understand, in
a general way, how a Canadian criminal prosecution works.
Courts
Manitobas courts are divided into three main areas of responsibility although in
certain instances there are shared functions. The three courts of Manitoba are the Court
of Appeal, the Court of Queens Bench and Provincial Court.
Prosecutions
This site explains the Role of the
Manitoba Prosecution Service and
the job of the Crown attorney. It also takes you
step by step
through a criminal case. It explains the process clearly and
simply to help you understand how a criminal prosecution works in
Manitoba. Specific information on the role of the Manitoba Prosecution Service
and the job of the Crown attorney in youth prosecutions will soon be on
our website. For information on the Youth Criminal Justice Act,
please visit
Justice Canada.
Corrections
The Corrections Division (Corrections) helps
protect society by enforcing orders and sentences given by the courts.
The division provides humane care and control of offenders and helps
them return to society.
Corrections’ mandate is to manage offenders with
the appropriate degree of control, supervision and support. It provides
programs and services to help offenders deal with the issues that cause
conflict with the law.
Community Justice
Manitoba takes a balanced approach to justice, the traditional court
system and the community-based justice system.
The Community Justice
Branch supports over sixty justice committees and
several community-based justice programs.
Legal Aid Manitoba
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