3/4 Magistrates'/Crown Court

Question 1

Features of magistrates:

Answer 1

No jury
All criminal
3 magistrates or 1 district judge

Question 2

Magistrates - What offences?

Answer 2

Summary

Either way

Question 3

2 Principles:

Answer 3

• Decisions made independently of government
• Use guidelines produced by the sentencing council (different offenders might not be given the same sentence for the same type of crime)

Question 4

2 Aims of magistrates:

Answer 4

• must decide on how the offenders are sentenced

- provide effective sentences

Question 5

Discharge=

Answer 5

Minor, ‘absolute’, guilty, ‘conditional’

Question 6

Fine=

Answer 6

Common, financial punishment

Question 7

Community =

Answer 7

Community payback

Question 8

Prison =

Answer 8

Serious offences, suspended/determinate/indeterminate/life

Question 9

Crown court deals with:

Answer 9

More serious crimes: murder/robbery

Question 10

Features of crown court:

Answer 10

Jury - 12 members (decide guilt)

Judge - decides sentence (if guilty)

Question 11

What type of offences does crown court deal with?

Answer 11

Indictable only offences are heard

Appeals of magistrates sentences

Question 12

Deals with

Answer 12

Most crimes

Question 13

4 effective sentences:

Answer 13

Discharge
Fine
Community
Prison

Question 14

Must consider the need to:

Punish…

Answer 14

offender

Question 15

Must consider the need to:

Protect

Answer 15

Public

Question 16

Must consider the need to:

Change offender’s

Answer 16

Behaviour

Question 17

Must consider the need to:

Get offender to

Answer 17

Make up for crime

Question 18

Must consider the need to:

Cut

Answer 18

Future crime