AOS1
Name the three Principles of Justice.
Fairness, Equality, Access
Is murder a crime against the person or against property.
Person
What are the two types of "deterrence"?
General and specific
Is driving 90 minutes to a property before murdering someone a sign on Mens Rea or Actus Reus?
Mens Rea
What is Ms Davis's first name?
Kelly
What is the acronym we use to remember the effectiveness of laws?
SUCKER
What is the burden of proof?
What is the role of courts?
To resolve disputes
What might be an appropriate sanction for someone convicted of theft from a grocery store while under the influence of drugs?
Drug and alcohol treatment order
What bread is Ms Davis's dog?
Staffy
Identify this law: Disability Amendment Bill 2004 (Vic)
Statute/Act of Parliament, Civil law
What is meant by indictable offences heard summarily?
low level major offences heard at a summary level so as to not clog up the court system, like low value theft when the offender has pled guilty.
One role of the jury is to be impartial and unbiased. Which principle of justice does this reflect?
Fairness
An offender is 13 years old, are they criminally responsible? What is the Latin term for this?
No, doli incapax
What is the name of Ms Davis's cat?
Arnie
Identify this law: DPP v Styles [2017] VCC96 (9 Feb 2017)
Common law, criminal
Name 3 possible defences against murder.
self defence, mental impairment, duress, emergency, automatism, intoxication, or accident
Why are individual rights important?
A person threw a brick off a bridge and it hit and killed someone below. Could "accident" be a possible defence?
No, because any reasonable person could assume that if it hit someone they could die.
Where does Ms Davis fall among her siblings?
Eldest
Define Fairness, include an example.
the criminal justice system must be impartial and open. judges have to disclose conflicts of interest, juries are everyday people that my hold subconscious bias.
What are the four elements that must be present for a crime to be considered murder? (2 mens rea, 2 actus reus)
Mens rea: malice aforethought, no legal justification
Actus reus: voluntary act, causes death
Identify one power held by police and one individual right during police investigation. They must be connected.
institutional power: can ask for personal and private information - individual right: right to silence
institutional power: detain suspects - individual right: right to know what they are being arrested for
*If you can make a good argument for your connection, I'll give you the points*
Mental impairment brings into question which element of murder?
Mens rea: malice aforethought
What degrees does Ms Davis have?
Bachelor of International Relations
Masters of Teaching (Secondary) - History and Humanities