Theme C Flashcards
Legal ages
10- criminal responsiblity
14- part time jobs
16- leave school, join army
17-drive a car
18- buy fireworks, lottery tickets, get married
Punishments for young offenders
Fines or warning
Community service
Young offender program
Detention is secure centre- for severe cases
How are youth courts less formal
No wigs or robes
Defendant is called by their first name
Aim is to make defendant understand their action
Who attends a youth court hearing
Defendant
Parents
Social workers
Lawyer
Judge- district
What is a youth court
Deal with crminal cases involving children 10-17.
The aim is to rehabilitate not punish
Civil court process
- file a claim
- Defendant either accepts, disputes or counterclaim
- Evidence gathered for court
- Trial
- Judge either awards damages or dismisses claim
What does the court of appeal do
Focus in wether any legal mistakes where made in the original case
What does the black rod do
Ceremonial duties such as state opening of parliament
Head of security
What happens in the state opening is parliament
The black rod knocks on the doors of the House of Commons to summon MPs for the monarchs speech
The doors to the House of Commons is slammed in their face
The black rod knocks three times with the black rod
What does a high court do
Deal with more severe cases
Claims with over £50,000 is dealt with in a high court
What are the names of the judges you could get in a county court( straykids:) )
District judge
Circuit judge
What does a county court do
Deal with most civil cases
For mainly minor cases
Three reasons people would go to civil court
Personal injury
Breachment of contract
Debt/ money owed
Your rights with the police
To be given a lawyer
To not answer most questions
The officer must identify themselves
To a rest period if you have been arrested
To be told why youre being arrested
Why do we have law
Maintain order
Ensuring fairness
Guarding rights
What are the three qualities of rule of law
Equality before the law
Now one is above the law
Transparency and accessibility- Law should be clear and understandable
What does the CPS- crown prosecution service- Do?
They decide if a case goes to court
Employs a barrister to prosecute
What’s the difference between a solicitor and barrister
A solicited offers legal advice and a barrister defends the accused in court
What are the two types of civil courts
High civil court- financial issues over £50,000
Small claim court- civil cases involving less than £10,000 per year
What is happening to crime
Sexual assault has increased
Violence has increased 10% over the year
Crime was decreasing but it spiked over the past year w
How to reduce crime
More police on patrol
Increase CCTV
Youth crime intervention program
What is a special constable
A volunteer who works for the police and has the same power as a police officer
What is statute law
Laws that are made in parliament and are written in acts
What is common law
It is made by judges through court decisions
If there is no statute law on an issue, judges look at past decisions to make a ruling
For example:
The snail in a bottle case
Mrs. Donoghue drank a bottle of beer that was bought by a friend
The bottle had a snail in it that made Mrs donogue sick
She sued the company but there wasn’t a law saying that a manufacturer owed a duty of care to someone who didn’t buy the product
The judges adjusted the law to create the “neighbour principle” saying that manufacturers had a duty of care to anyone who consumed their product
