Nature of Crime
What offence is defined as "deceitful or dishonest conduct carried out for personal gain"?
Fraud
What legislation sets out the rules of admissibility for evidence?
Evidence Act 1995 (NSW)
In cases involving charge negotiation, who decides on the sentence
The judge
Name two aggravating factors
Using a weapon, lack of remorse, recidivism
What emergency number is equivalent of 000 in New Zealand
111
What type of party to a crime would a getaway driver be?
Accessory after the fact
What is remand?
A period spent in custody awaiting trial.
Which court hears the highest number of criminal matters?
Local court
Name two statutory guidelines
Mandatory sentencing, aggravating and mitigating factors
What is the highest rank in the NSW Police Force?
Commissioner
Name four types of drug offences
Possession, use, supply, trafficking, importation, cultivation
In the Bail Act 2013, what is the test to see if someone should be given bail?
Unacceptable risk to society
What legal body is responsible for investigating crime in the ACT?
The Federal Police
What NSW town was circle sentencing first trialled in?
Nowra
What is the motto of the LA Police Department?
To serve and protect
What two-word phrase describes when a person kills with intent, but a partial defence applies (e.g. extreme provocation)
Voluntary manslaughter
What term describes the police power to stop a person by legal authority for the purpose of taking them into custody?
Arrest
How long is the period during which police can detain a suspect for questioning, after which they must be charged or released?
6 hours
Name the 4 purposes of punishment
Andy Dufresne and 'Red' are the main characters in which 1994 prison escape movie?
The Shawshank Redemption
Intention to cause grievous bodily harm or reckless indifference to human life.
What document requires a person to attend and give evidence or submit documents to the court?
Subpoena
What type of offences do police prosecutors argue?
Summary offences
In what decade was Australia's last execution?
1960's
What word can be used to describe: a Marvel superhero, a Brazilian soccer player and floating prisons during the Industrial Revolution
Hulk