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Crime and the Legal System Crime and the Legal System (BBCL)(BBCL)
Where laws come fromWhere laws come from Magistrate court Magistrate court Crown court – who is Crown court – who is
who who barristers/judges/jurybarristers/judges/jury
Overview of english Overview of english court system (boxes court system (boxes thing)thing)
Juvenile courtJuvenile court Crime statisticsCrime statistics Some notorious crimes Some notorious crimes
and cases (jigsaw and cases (jigsaw reading + discussion)reading + discussion)
English common lawEnglish common law - some odd laws… - some odd laws…
All English Men over All English Men over 14 must carry out 2 14 must carry out 2 hours (or so) of hours (or so) of longbow practice a longbow practice a week supervised by week supervised by the local clergy. the local clergy.
Chelsea Pensioner may Chelsea Pensioner may not be impersonated. not be impersonated.
It is illegal for a It is illegal for a Member of Parliament Member of Parliament to enter the House of to enter the House of Commons wearing a Commons wearing a full suit of armour.full suit of armour.
So the government have an So the government have an idea…idea…
how does it become law?how does it become law?
2.Green Paper2.Green Paper
1. Identify the 1. Identify the issueissue
3. White Paper3. White Paper10. 10. AmendmentsAmendments
11. Back to 11. Back to LordsLords
4.First 4.First ReadingReading
5.Second 5.Second ReadingReading
6. Standing 6. Standing committeecommittee
7. Third 7. Third ReadingReading
8. Division8. Division
(vote)(vote)
9. Lords9. Lords
12. Royal 12. Royal AssentAssent
Magistrates’ CourtMagistrates’ Court
95% of cases heard 95% of cases heard herehere
3 Magistrates 3 Magistrates Maximum prison Maximum prison
sentence 6 monthssentence 6 months Maximum fines Maximum fines
£5000£5000 http://news.indepehttp://news.indepe
ndent.co.uk/uk/legndent.co.uk/uk/legal/article2341365.eal/article2341365.ecece
Crown CourtCrown Court
JudgeJudge BarristersBarristers JuryJury http://www.judicihttp://www.judici
ary.gov.uk/aboutary.gov.uk/about_judiciary/roles_t_judiciary/roles_types_jurisdictionypes_jurisdiction/judicial_profiles//judicial_profiles/salaried/circuit_jsalaried/circuit_judges.htmudges.htm
Overview of English court systemOverview of English court system
http://www.bbc.co.uk/crime/law/http://www.bbc.co.uk/crime/law/englandcourts.shtmlenglandcourts.shtml
Youth CrimeYouth Crime
1.T 2.F 3.F. 4.T 5.F1.T 2.F 3.F. 4.T 5.F http://www.crimeinfo.org.uk/servlet/http://www.crimeinfo.org.uk/servlet/
factsheetservlet?factsheetservlet?command=viewfactsheet&factsheeticommand=viewfactsheet&factsheetid=109&category=factsheetsd=109&category=factsheets
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/1996315.stmuk_politics/1996315.stm
Crime Statistics UKCrime Statistics UK
http://www.crimestatistics.org.uk/output/Page109.asp
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/02/06/ncrime06.xml
Some notorious criminals…Some notorious criminals…
The endThe end
Any Questions m’lud?Any Questions m’lud?