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LO1	Explain the function and purpose of the criminal justice system.
LO2	Explain the rule of law and its significance in Canadian law.
LO3	Describe the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
LO4	Identify the procedural safeguards that exist in the criminal justice system.
LO5	Describe the due process and crime control philoso¬phies of criminal justice.
LO6	Identify the types and categories of laws that exist in Canada.
LO7	Identify the components of the criminal justice system.
LO8	Describe the relation¬ship between the media and the criminal justice system.
LO9	Describe the way in which a criminal case is processed through the criminal justice system.