Criminal Justice Flashcards
Modus operandi
The method by which a crime is committed
The method by which a known criminal operates
10 points of the modus operandi system
S- style T- time O- objective P- pal C- class R- reason I- instrument M- mode E- entry S- signature
RJ
Benefits of offence
Chance to say sorry
Forgiveness
Chance to explain
RH
Benefits for victim
Tell them how they feel
Understanding
Put right the damage
RJ triangle
Community
Offender
Victim
Section 15 of the offender rehabilitation act 2014
An activity is a restorative justice active if
A) the participants construe of, or include the offender and one or more of the victims
B) the aim of the activity is to maximise the offenders awareness of the impact of the offending concerned on the victims and
C) the activity gives a victim or victims an opportunity to talk about or by other means express experience of the offending and it’s impact
What is RJ
Restorative justice is a process whereby parties with a stake in a specific offence resolve collectively how to deal with the aftermath of the offence and its implications for the future
What is restorative process
Bring those harms by crime or conflict and those responsible for the harm into communication, enabling everyone affected by a particular incident to play a part in repairing the harm and finding a psotive way forward
What is AA
Appropriate adult
Juveniles and detainees who are mentally vulnerable are entitled to the support of an appropriate adult
Section 136 mental health act 1983
Transporting suspects to a police station
If a police officer finds a person in a public place who appears to be suffering from mental disorder and to be in immediate need of care or control, the police officer may, if they think it necessary to do so in the interests of that person or for the protection of other person remove that person to a place of safety
Explain detention
A person is in detention when he or she
Had been arrested for an offence and brought to a police station or
Has voluntarily attended a police station is subsequently arrested and is detained there or elsewhere in the charge of a constable
Shacks
Reasonable grounds Seen Heard Actions Conversations Knowledge Smell
Summons
It is a written order signed by a justice, magistrate or clerk of the course addressed to the accused person, directing them to appear at a specified time and pace to answer the offence detailed in it
Warrant
A written document issued by a magistrate or a judge which instructs the specified person
To whom it is addressed to do a particular act
Section 24(1) pace 1984
A constable may arrest without a warrant anyone who is about to commit an offence
Is in the act of committing an offence
They have reasonable ground to suspect to be
About to commit an offence or
In the act of committing an offence