Nature of Crime
Crime Prevention is Situational and ?
SOCIAL
What is the next step in the criminal investigation process after the person has been arrested?
Charged if enough evidence present.
Which court deals with suspicious deaths?’
Coroners Court
Factors affecting a sentencing decision: …… and mitigating circumstances
aggravating
Do we have the Inquisitorial or Adversarial legal system in Australia?
Adversarial
What is the precedent case for causation?
Blaue
What is the latin term for the standard required in a committal hearing?
Prima Facie case
The standard of proof in a criminal trial is ….
Beyond reasonable doubt
What are the two types of guidelines used in sentencing someone?
statutory and judicial guidelines
If someone is forced to leave the country after spending time in gaol we ….. Them.
Deport
Name the two types of preliminary crimes?
Conspiracy and Attempt
Identify the 2 alternatives for a person after they have been through a committal hearing and charged.
Bail or Remand
What are the two types of defences in a criminal trial?
Complete and Partial Defences
Name three purposes of punishment:
deterrence (specific and general), retribution,
rehabilitation,
Incapacitation
(can have three of the four)
Alternative methods of sentencing to courts/gaol include (2 things) …
circle sentencing
and
restorative justice
Name the parties to a crime? (4)
·principal in the first degree,
·principal in the second degree, accessory before the fact,
·accessory after the fact
A court order forcing someone to attend court on a specific day is a ……
Summons
The McNaghten Rule is used for the defence called ...
Insanity or Mental Illness
AA, A, B, C and E are types of what in the Legal System
Security Classification
The type of defence relating to the mens rea of the accused. In this case, the argument is that the accused’s actions were not voluntary or could not be controlled (for example, due to some involuntary action, such as an epileptic) is called …
Involuntary behaviour or automatism
Driving a truck 100kg over it’s weight limit and being charged by the police is an example of what type of crime?
Strict Liability Offences
Name three factors affecting criminal behaviour?
Social, Economic, Genetic, Political, Self-Interest and Greed
The top lawyer appointed by the government is called the …
Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP)
Name 5 types of penalties used in the legal system in NSW:….
·no conviction recorded,
·caution, fine, bond, suspended sentence, probation, criminal infringement notice, penalty units, community service order, home detention, periodic detention, forfeiture of assets, imprisonment, diversionary programs
●Yep, there were heaps of them.
Money Laundering and people smuggling are examples of what?
Transnational Crime