Progression Adv Flashcards
Judicial precedent advantage
Flexibility
R v Shivpuri overruled Anderton v Ryan
Judicial precedent advantage
Respond to real life situations
R v R marital rape
Judicial precedent disadvantage
Makes law uncertain
R v Shivpuri
Judicial precedent disadvantage
Slow to develop
R v R
People’s mind changed before the law
Community sentences advantages
Protection of public
Keep V safe
Resolve D’s issues with support
80% of arrested are drug addicts
Advantages of community
Provides reparation to society
Communities benefit as criminals pay back society and this can stop reoffending
Disadvantage of community
Does not protect the public
The criminal Kees liberty and is free to commit more offences
Disadvantage of community
Victim doesn’t feel safe
Criminal is still out and feels injustice and lack of support and trust in criminal justice system