Contemporary Issues in the Criminal Justice System Flashcards

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Identify three features of Packer’s crime control model

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Apprehend, convict & punish offenders
Concerned with factual guilt
Aims to provide justice for victims & society as a whole

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Identify three features of Packer’s due process

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Dignity & autonomy of both the accused & the system
Prevent errors & wrongful convictions
Respect for individual rights

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Identify three features with the criminal justice system

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Increasing shortage of criminal solicitors & barristers
Means test for criminal legal aid is too restrictive
Court closures

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What did the Magna Carta say in 1215 Chapter 40 in regards to access to justice?

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‘We will not deny or defer to any man either Justice or Right’

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What did Lord Neuberger say about access to justice & the rule of law?

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‘Citizens must have access to the courts to have their claims, and their defenses, determined by judges in public according to law’.

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How many police officers left the role in 2020?

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About 9,000 police officers left the role either, half being through resignation

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What Act was legal aid first introduced under?

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Legal Aid & Advice Act 1949.

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Through what Act was legal aid cut under?

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Legal Aid, Sentencing & Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.

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Identify three reasons why legal aid is important

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An obligation under the ECHR 6 (3)
Right of victims
Right of defendants

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What Act outlaws jurors from disclosing how they reached a verdict?

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s8 of the Contempt of Courts Act 1981

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