Criminal Justice System Flashcards
1
Q
What are the two types of law?
A
- Criminal Law
- Civil Law
2
Q
What laws make up Criminal Law?
A
- Statute Law
- Common Law
3
Q
What types of Courts are there?
A
- Youth Court
- Magistrates Court
- Crown Court
- Court of Appeal
- Coroners Court
- European Court of Justice
4
Q
What type of offences are there?
A
- Indictable
- Summary
- Either way
5
Q
What is Legislation?
A
An Act of Parliament
6
Q
What types of evidence are there?
A
- Oral evidence
- Real evidence
- Documentary evidence
- Circumstantial evidence
- Hearsay (not accepted by many courts)
