Criminal justice system Flashcards
What are the three courts
Justice of the piece court, sheriff court and high court
What is the Justin elf the piece court
Justice of the Peace Courts are the lowest level of criminal court in Scotland and handle relatively minor crimes
What is the sheriff court
Sheriff Courts deal with crimes which are too serious for a District Court but not serious enough for a High Court
What is the high court
The High Court is Scotland’s highest criminal court The High Court deals with the most serious of crimes such as murder, rape, armed robbery, drug trafficking and sexual offences involving children
Explain the roles of the child hearing system
Children under the age of 12are not held criminally un responsible and are instead put in a child hearing system and u16 are usually considered un responsible unless the crime is serious. They also decide wether or not a child needs extra help such as help from social workers or removal from their family.
What are the powers of the justice of the piece court
Up to 2.5k fine, up to 60dys in prison
What are the powers of the sheriff court(summary)
Maximum fine of 10k, maximum sentence if 1 year
What are the powers of the sheriff court(solemn)
Maximum fine is unlimited, maximum sentence of 5 years
What are the powers of the high court
Unlimited amount of fines, up to life in sentence
What was the high court case of Aaron campbell
Aaron Campbell raped and murdered a child and was sentenced to to 27 years
What was the sheriff court example of katy macllister
Sentence to 210 hours of unpaid work for importing controlled drugw
What was the justice of the peace court example of Michelle McManus
Michelle McManus was beat by derek MacArthur with a guitar case and MacArthur was then fined £350
