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A dispute between an individual where no laws are broken
Civil Law
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When a person has acted against a state breaking the law
Criminal Law
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What previously influenced morals in society
Religion
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What is the definition of a crime involving a guilty act
Actus Reus
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What is the definition of a crime involving a guilty mind
Mens Rea
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When you fail to do something however it is not a guilty act unless you had a duty to do something
Omissions
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What act allows a police offender to stop and search a person or vechile without first making an arrest
PACE code A
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What act also allows a police officer to make a record of a stop and search encounter
PACE code A
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What act deals with police to search premises and to seize and retain property found on premises and persons
PACE code B
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What is the non ministerial department of the government responsible for public prosecution beyond the investigation called
Crown Prosecution Court
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At the CPS what is each case asigned to
Local Team
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What is the test called which the local team must do firstly to decide if their is enough evidence to provide a 'realistic prospect of conviction'against each defendent
Evidential Test
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What is the next test called once the defendent has passed the evidential test
Public Interest Test
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When does bail not have to be granted
the person fails to surrender to custody,comitt an offence while on bail,his/her protection
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A petty crime that is dealt with in a magistrates court
Summary Offence
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A crime which involves drugs,theft and some including violence against a person trailable either in a magistrates or a crown court
Either-way Offence
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serious crimes such as ****/murder these must be tried in the crown court
Indictable Offence
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What is the type of judge which appears in a supreme court
Justice of the supreme court
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Type of judge which appears in the court of appeal
Court of appeal judge
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Type of judge which appears in a high court
High court judge
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Type of judge which appears in the crown court
Circuit judge
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Type of judge which appears in a magistrates court
Magistrate
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This court is the final court of appeal for all criminal and civil cases
Supreme court
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This court is generally the final court
Court of appeal
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This court deals with more serious criminal and civil cases
High court
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This court deals with indictable offences
Crown court
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This court of where most cases start after the CPS
Magistrates court
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What is the term given to judges
Pale and male
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What percent of judges are female
8%
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What percent of judges are from different ethnic backgrounds
2.4%
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What people are more representative of society are volunteers and do no need qualifications
Magistrates
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What percent of magistrates are female
50.6%
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How are judges appointed
By the judicial appointments commission
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How many members are in the judicial appointments commission
15
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What is the average time you spend doing during service
2 weeks
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What people are not expected to perform jury service
under18 and over70
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How do they choose the jury members
Randomly
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What is the name given to the process where you check the jury members out before they serve on trail
Jury Vetting
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What is the role of the jury
guilty or not guilty
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What is it called when a someone is convicted or punished for a crime they did not comitt
Miscarriage of Justice
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What is the member of the cabinet called who is responsible for efficient functioning and independence of the courts
Lord Chancellor
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What is the name of the system which works to protect the public,reduce offending and provide a more effective justice system for victims and the public
Ministry of Justice
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What is the name of the commision that review cases of those who feel they have been wrongly convicted
Criminal cases review commision
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When you restore a criminal to a useful life to a life in which they contribute to themselves and to societyit would seek to bring criminals into a more normal state of mind rather than be harmful to society
Rehabilitation
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Once a person has comitted a crime it is believed they should be punished for their wrong conduct
Reparation
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When something such as a sentence is used as a threat to others
Deterance
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Factors that make the harshest penalty appropriate
Agrivating Factors
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Any evidence presented regarding the defendents character or the circumstances of the crime which would encourage jurors to vote for a lesser sentence
Mitigating Factors
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The sentence where you get sent to prison
Custodial sentence
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The type of sentence which combines punishment with changing the offenders behaviour and making amends
Community Sentence
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The court takes no action but the discharge will appear on the criminal record
Absolute Discharge
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Defendent is convicted without sentence under the conditions that they will not re-offend within a specific time
Conditional Discharge
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What is the custodial sentence for young offenders
Detention and trainning order
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What age range is the DTO for
12-17
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Where do 12-14 year olds go when they are serving custody
Secure Trainning unit
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Where do 15-17 year olds go
Young Offender Institution
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