“Examining Criminal Procedure: An Analysis of a Current Event in Canada”

• Discussion paper: the paper will be due (in electronic form) at the beginning of class on July 9. It will be a maximum of 5 typed pages.
• You decide your own topics to write on. It is highly suggested that you consult with me via email to ensure you choose wisely.
• You are to write on any criminal procedure topic that interests you. Your paper must include reference to topics we have learned in class and should reference the law and criminal code provisions that you learned in class.
• The paper will essentially be an analysis and opinion paper on a criminal procedure based scenario. What do you think of it, how does it accord with the law as you have learned in class; do you think the decision/situation was correct? Etc.
• Pick a story in the news and write on it. This is not a case analysis, do not review one single case, for e.g. R v Mann.
For e.g. over the spring there was an arrest of a person downtown who had a weapon and the police used force which involved kicking the person. This was videotaped and received wide media coverage. If you chose such a scenario you would want to write about the police powers to arrest, where do they
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come from (the criminal code sections), what is the law, did they exercise
their powers to arrest properly in your opinion? Etc. NOW BECAUSE I’VE OUTLINED THIS I WILL NOT ALLOW THIS SPECIFIC SCENARIO TO BE A TOPIC USED.
• Look to news stories, the internet. Try to restrict your topic to events in Canada, and if possible Manitoba. The Law in the USA is different than our laws, so while the USA may present some interesting topics I don’t recommend discussing them.
• Follow the outline to ensure you are addressing a topic we have covered in class.
• You must include a copy of the news story you choose, this does not count towards your 5 page limit.