UNIT 1
Name one type of crime that fits under the category 'individual crime'?
Honour Crime - Domestic Violence - Hate Crime
Provide a Biological Policy...
Death penalty or Eugenics
What is the lowest court within the UK?
Magistrates
What majority do the jury have to have for the verdict to be accepted?
9 VS 3 - 10 VS 2 - 11 VS 1
What temperature does blood have to be stored and transported at?
Between 4 and 6 degrees
What were the statistics for male and female domestic violence victims?
1 in 4 women & 1 in 6 men will be a victim at some point in thier lives in the UK
Which two criminological theories are holistic (not reductionist)?
Right Realism
What are the 3 offence types called and provide an example for each type.
Summary offences - Speeding
Triable Either Way Offences - Theft
Indictable Offences - Murder or Rape
Age requirement scale for jurors
18-75
How is testimonial evidence analyzed in court
Cross examination.e.g., Witness for defence presents their testimony and the prosecution out doubt on what they are saying
Three examples of moral panics
Can be any - mods and rockers, 2011 London Riots, XL bully dogs, modern day witchcraft, Islamaphobia after 9/11, rave scene in the 1990's
What are the 3 types of inadequate superego and give a sentence explaining each type.
D
W
O
How many days must you seek appeal within from the crown court
28 days
Give 1 advantage and 1 disadvantages of magistrates
A = Free D = Lack of legal knowledge D = Overly relying on clerk
What is locards exchange principle
The idea that when an offender enters and leaves the crime scene, they must leave something behind after visiting,
“With contact between two items, there will be an exchange.”
The type of crime statistics that is overall more reliable and valid and why
CSEW - Crime Survey of England and Wales, repeatable every year, and covers more of the 'dark' figure of crime
What are the four meditational processes?
Attention - Retention - Motor Reproduction - Motivation
What must a jury be convinced of to declare a guilty verdict
Beyond all reasonable doubt
Name the case that criticizes that secrecy always happens in the Jury room & explain what happened
R v. Young (1995)
The jury decided to use a Ouija board to help them in a murder case.
The judge found out about this but was able to question the jury about the incident (and abandon the case, forcing a re-trial) because the incident happened at a hotel not in the jury room.
Discuss the Shannon Matthew’s case and explain what physical evidence type it can be linked to.
Toxicology - For example, in the case of
Shannon Matthews they found out she
had been drugged by examining her hair.
Give the correct years for the legal change - Sarah's Law, Clare's Law and Ben Kinsella.
Sarah's Law - 2011
Clare's Law - 2014
Ben Kinsella - 2010
What year did Goring conduct research to contradict Lombroso's work?
1913
What are sureties?
Sureties may be required for bail.
People who will guarantee that the accused will appear on the given date.
If the accused does not appear, the sureties will forfeit the sum of money which bail has been set for. (no money actually paid, only paid if the suspect doesn’t show up
What is Jury Equity / Nullification and explain a case related to this
Alan Blythe was acquitted of 3 charges relating to the cultivation and supply of cannabis by a jury at Warrington Crown Court. After hearing he feared his wife might commit suicide if she did not have the drug to alleviate her condition. His wife suffered from multiple schlerosis (MS) and conventional drugs had proved ineffective in managing her condition. The jury decided not to hold Alan Blythe criminally accountable.
What incorrect statistic did Roy meadows present in the sally Clarke case
the odds of two children dying of natural causes were one in 73 million.