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This is a 3 part assignmentThis is a 3 part assignment

1.1. ResearchResearch

2.2. Written ProjectWritten Project

3.3. PresentationPresentation

ResearchResearch Minimum of 7 Minimum of 7 credible sources Minimum of 1 Minimum of 1 primary source Minimum of 1 outside/expert sourceMinimum of 1 outside/expert source Minimum of 30 citationsMinimum of 30 citations

Written ReportWritten Report

7 single spaced pages7 single spaced pages Standard New Times FontStandard New Times Font Standard MarginsStandard Margins

Title pageTitle page HeadingsHeadings NotationsNotations BibliographyBibliography

The don’t count as pages

The project will contain:The project will contain:

Formal introduction and conclusionFormal introduction and conclusion Synopsis of the caseSynopsis of the case Crown CaseCrown Case

Defense CaseDefense Case Key EvidenceKey Evidence Witness testimonyWitness testimony VerdictVerdict

SentenceSentence AppealsAppeals Probation/ParoleProbation/Parole Current status of offender Current status of offender

ControversyControversy Impact on Canadian law and cultureImpact on Canadian law and culture Minimum 1 primary sourceMinimum 1 primary source Input from a current legal expert Input from a current legal expert

No accused or convicted are to be No accused or convicted are to be contacted without the permission of contacted without the permission of Mr. OMr. O’’ReillyReilly

Full Notations and Bibliography Full Notations and Bibliography (Projects without full notations and (Projects without full notations and

bibliography will not be accepted)bibliography will not be accepted)

The type of information required is The type of information required is subject to the topic selected and subject to the topic selected and will be discussed during will be discussed during teacher/student conferences.teacher/student conferences.

A paper dealing with Steven A paper dealing with Steven Truscott will be much different Truscott will be much different than a paper on The FLQ or than a paper on The FLQ or ““The The Black Donnellys .Black Donnellys .

PresentationPresentation

20 – 30 minute presentation20 – 30 minute presentation PowerPoint to embellishPowerPoint to embellish No readingNo reading Informative and InterestingInformative and Interesting

Steven TruscottIn 1959 he was convicted of raping and murdering a 12 year old school mate and was sentenced to hang. He was 14.

Johnson AzigaIn 2009 was the first person in Canada convictedof 1st Degree Murder for knowingly infecting women with HIV/AIDs

Donald Marshall

The investigation into his wrongful murder conviction put racism against Aboriginals in the Canadian Justice spotlight.

Guy Paul Morin

Was wrongfully convicted of the rape and murderof his 9 year old neighbour , Christine Jessop

David Milgaard

At age 17 he was wrongfully convicted of the rape and murder of Gail Miller. Milgaard spent 23 years in prison.

William Mullins-Johnsonand Dr. Charles Smith

Based on the expert testimony of pathologistCharles Smith, Mullins-Johnson was found guilty of sodomizing and strangling his 4 year old niece. After11 years in prison it was determined she died of natural causes

Mayerthorpe Mountie Murders

March 3, 2005 – 4 Mounties were ambushed andmurdered by James Roszko before he took his ownlife.

Robert DziekanskiFollowing a temper tantrum Robert Following a temper tantrum Robert was tackled by 4 RCMP officers and was tackled by 4 RCMP officers and tasered 5 times resulting in cardiac tasered 5 times resulting in cardiac arrest and death. arrest and death.

Clifford Olson

The worst serial child killer in Canadian history.11 innocent children killed and then theGovernment paid him to reveal where there bodies had been disposed.

Paul Bernardo & Karla Paul Bernardo & Karla HomolkaHomolka

Known worldwide as the “Ken & Barbie Killers”the couple raped, videotaped and murdered threeschoolgirls including Karla’s sister.

FLQ

The FLQ was a terrorist organization that terrorized Quebec and Canada in the 1970sthrough bombings, kidnapping and murder.

Jane CrebaJane Creba

Jane was an innocent bystander killed in a gangshooting on Boxing Day. 2005 was label“The Year of the Gun” by Toronto media

Russell WilliamsA new kind of killer terrorized the townships of Tweed and Belleville from 2008 – 2010. He was a sexual deviant, rapist, murderer and WingCommander at Canadian Forces Base Trenton.

G-20 TorontoIn the summer of 2010, the Government spentover a billion dollars to host the leaders of the 20richest countries in the world. The summit provokedmass protests which were followed by some of the worst rights abuses in Canadian history

Ashley SmithIncarcerated four months for throwing crab apples,the teen strangled herself to death in prison 4 years later while guards watched her die.

Nadia Kajouji

After committing suicide in 2008 it was discoveredthe 19 year old was encouraged to do it by a 48 yearold man pretending online to be a 20 year old woman.

Reena Virk

National headlines were made when National headlines were made when the 14 yearthe 14 year

old outcast was murdered by a group old outcast was murdered by a group of her classmates under a bridge in of her classmates under a bridge in Vancouver.Vancouver.

The Montreal MassacreThe Montreal Massacre One of the worst mass murders in One of the worst mass murders in

Canadian history, Marc Lepine Canadian history, Marc Lepine gunned down 14 women as they gunned down 14 women as they studied at Ecole Polytechnique in studied at Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal. Montreal.

Robert Picton The B.C. pig farmer is believed to The B.C. pig farmer is believed to

have murdered as many as 50 have murdered as many as 50 prostitutes and fed their remains to prostitutes and fed their remains to his pigs.his pigs.

Romeo PhillionWrongfully convicted of murder in Wrongfully convicted of murder in 1967 he was released 31 years later 1967 he was released 31 years later when it was discovered the police had when it was discovered the police had information proving his innocence the information proving his innocence the entire time. entire time.

The Shafia MurdersThree daughters and their Three daughters and their “stepmother” are murdered by their “stepmother” are murdered by their own parents and brother in a horrific own parents and brother in a horrific case of domestic violence and “honour case of domestic violence and “honour killing”killing”

Sexual Harassment & Sexual Harassment & The RCMPThe RCMP

Cpl. Catherine Galliford leads 282 others in a class action lawsuit against the RCMP for systemic sexual harassment.

J.R.J.R. - at the age of 12 became the J.R. - at the age of 12 became the youngest person in Canadian history youngest person in Canadian history convicted of multiple homicides when convicted of multiple homicides when she and her 23 year old boyfriend she and her 23 year old boyfriend butchered her mom, dad and 8 year butchered her mom, dad and 8 year old brother. old brother.

Stefanie RengelStefanie Rengel

Melissa Todorovic insisted and Melissa Todorovic insisted and blackmailed her boyfriend David blackmailed her boyfriend David Bagshaw to murder Stefanie, a girl Bagshaw to murder Stefanie, a girl she’d never met.she’d never met.

Rehtaeh ParsonsFirst came the sexual assault, then the First came the sexual assault, then the social media humiliation – the online social media humiliation – the online and at school bullying followed by and at school bullying followed by suicide. The Nova Scotia gov’t has suicide. The Nova Scotia gov’t has since passed laws allowing the bullied since passed laws allowing the bullied to sue the parents of the bullies.to sue the parents of the bullies.

Peter WoodcockPeter Woodcock

Raped and murder 3 children when Raped and murder 3 children when 1717

Declared insaneDeclared insane 34 years in an asylum34 years in an asylum 11stst day pass in 1991 day pass in 1991 Raped, murdered and Raped, murdered and

dismembered a fellow patientdismembered a fellow patient

Crimes Against Crimes Against HumanityHumanity

and War Crimes Actand War Crimes ActIn 2009 Desiere Munyaneza became In 2009 Desiere Munyaneza became the first person in Canada convicted of the first person in Canada convicted of war crimes committed in another war crimes committed in another countrycountry 

AIDWYC

The Association in The Association in Defence of the Defence of the Wrongfully convicted.Wrongfully convicted.

Led by James Lockyer, Led by James Lockyer, this organization has this organization has helped gain the helped gain the release from prison of release from prison of scores of innocent scores of innocent men and women.men and women.

Kingston Penetentiary Kingston Penetentiary

Opened in 1835 and scheduled to Opened in 1835 and scheduled to close this year it is an icon in close this year it is an icon in Canadian corrections history.Canadian corrections history.

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