Contemporary Issues in the Criminal Justice System Flashcards
Identify three features of Packer’s crime control model
Apprehend, convict & punish offenders
Concerned with factual guilt
Aims to provide justice for victims & society as a whole
Identify three features of Packer’s due process
Dignity & autonomy of both the accused & the system
Prevent errors & wrongful convictions
Respect for individual rights
Identify three features with the criminal justice system
Increasing shortage of criminal solicitors & barristers
Means test for criminal legal aid is too restrictive
Court closures
What did the Magna Carta say in 1215 Chapter 40 in regards to access to justice?
‘We will not deny or defer to any man either Justice or Right’
What did Lord Neuberger say about access to justice & the rule of law?
‘Citizens must have access to the courts to have their claims, and their defenses, determined by judges in public according to law’.
How many police officers left the role in 2020?
About 9,000 police officers left the role either, half being through resignation
What Act was legal aid first introduced under?
Legal Aid & Advice Act 1949.
Through what Act was legal aid cut under?
Legal Aid, Sentencing & Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.
Identify three reasons why legal aid is important
An obligation under the ECHR 6 (3)
Right of victims
Right of defendants
What Act outlaws jurors from disclosing how they reached a verdict?
s8 of the Contempt of Courts Act 1981
