How the Criminal Justice System Works
This section describes how the criminal justice system works in British Columbia, from reporting and investigating a crime to releasing and pardoning offenders.
This section describes how the criminal justice system works in British Columbia, from reporting and investigating a crime to releasing and pardoning offenders.
A jury is a group of people who decide if an accused person in a criminal trial is guilty or if a claim in a civil trial has been proven. Learn more about jury duty.
Check our alphabetical list of criminal justice terms along with their definitions.
