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legal and criminal justice systems

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Decks in this class (17)

introduction to criminal justice systems
What is a legal system 1,
2 types of legal systems and jurs...,
What is law 3
8  cards
introduction to legal systems
Adversarial system 1,
Inquisitorial system 2,
Differences in jurisdiction 3
19  cards
statutory interpretation
Bennion parameters for drafting l...,
4 approaches to statutory interpr...,
Literal rule 3
11  cards
The court System
Superior courts 1,
Inferior courts 2,
Difference between original and a...
18  cards
precedent
Ratio decidendi 1,
Obiter dicta 2,
Rylands v fletcher 3
13  cards
police
What do the police do 1,
Hill v chief constable of west yo...,
The monopoly on force the jurisdi...
13  cards
juries
R v penn and mead 1,
Bushells case 2,
Justifications for juries 3
9  cards
coroners court
Who were coroners originally 1,
What is a coroner now 2,
How are coroners appointed 3
9  cards
magistrates
What are magistrates 1,
Disctric judges 2,
6 qualitities 3
17  cards
tribunals and ADR
Tribunals 1,
Advantages 2,
Disadvantages 3
14  cards
ombudesmen
History 1,
Uks first obudsman 2,
Why do we have phso 3
13  cards
Human rights protection
European convention on human righ...,
Echr enforcement 2,
Echr prior the hra 3
10  cards
youth justice
Age of criminal responsibility 1,
Youth offending teams 2,
Those under 10 3
11  cards
prosecution
Who prosecutes 1,
Options for prosecution 2,
When to prosecute 3
9  cards
evidence
How does the law manage evidence 1,
Evidence cases 2,
Case example 3
7  cards
sentencing and punishment
Goals of sentencing 1,
Discretion of sentencing 2,
Things to consider when sentencing 3
9  cards
prisons
Why must prisons be unpleasant 1,
Sykes 5 deprivations 2,
Prison as a deterrent 3
7  cards

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