Section 3.1 What Is a Crime? Section 3.2 Particular Crimes What You’ll Learn How to tell the difference between serious and less serious crimes (p. 56) How to explain the difference between state and federal law (pp. 5
Branches of the legal system Criminal courts Civil courts Criminal courts Magistrates court Youth court Crown court Cases in criminal courts are brought by the Crown Prosecution Service ...
Federal Judicial Center “to further the development and adoption of improved judicial administration” through education & research U.S. Judicial System Federal U.S. Constitution (Articles I & III) Congress (lower court
The Court System The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland consists of four countries forming three distinct jurisdictions each having its own court system and legal profession: England & Wales, Scotland,
To introduce the concept of trial by jury; To look at the concepts of a “randomly-selected” and “unbiased” jury; To examine the reforms of trial by jury made by the Criminal Justice Act 2003; To look at the concept of ju
Separation of powers in the British context UK constitution (not written down in one document) – “weak separation of powers”, rather “partial fusion of powers” Principle of Parliamentary sovereignty - Parliament cannot
There are six main types of crime: Crimes Against Persons Crimes Against Habitation Crimes Against Property Crimes Against Morality Modern Crimes Consensual Crimes Crimes Against Persons Also known as “violent crimes”
The UK Legal System