Criminal Justice System

AN INTRODUCTION

Three arms of the Criminal Justice System

POLICE COURT

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CORRECTIVE SERVICES

POLICING why do you want to be a police officer?

PSPGOV402BDeliver and monitor service

to clients

Assessment Workbook

What attributes do you believe you have that would make you a good police officer?

Written tasks 1 & 2

I know what I want to say but I can’t write it down!

If you can speak English,you can write English

Common concern

Correct font:

Arial is a preferred font for writing (size 12)_ Calibri is acceptable (size 11 or 12) Times New Roman should only be used for letters

Correct spacing: 1.5 is preferred spacing Set paragraphs at ‘0’ before and after

Correct grammar and spelling

Good attention to detail

Formal rules of writing

There are some differences between the formal written word and the spoken word: No contractions (don’t, won’t, couldn’t) No abbreviations (etc, eg.) No first person (I, we, me, you) No slang (yous) No swearing (unless in court documentation) No text message language (2 u, WTF)

Written word

Big words are not the key to good writing. Consider the following: State what is necessary Use good sentence structure Use simple plain English Write what you want to say – and then adjust the

structure if necessaryInstead of : For a moment it appeared that the

precipitation would render the need for a whole new wardrobe.

Try: This much rain will ruin their clothes

Big words

Numbers between one and ten should be written as words

Numbers over ten should be written as numerals – 11, 12, 13

Etc is a word and should be written as etcetera

Eg. Should be written as For example

Some tips

Always assume that the reader knows nothing about your discussion

Do not use upper case for emphasis – this is shouting at the reader

Do not use italics for emphasis Do not use bold font except for headings

Formal English manners

Formal writing does not require pictures or coloured text No need to indent paragraphs All text should be aligned on the left A single enter space between paragraphs

Make your document something worthy of presentation to the Commissioner of Police

Presentation

COURTS

BSBLEG413AInterpret and apply the legal

framework

Assessment Tasks

Welcome to your first justice-related unit

Assessment tasks include: Court assignment Systems of Trial Essay Online theory quiz

BSBLEG413A

What does the Court system look like? Why is it important that the Court system has a

hierarchy? Understand certain elements of the court system:

Current Chief Justice of High Court Current Chief Magistrate Difference between a Magistrate and Judge What is the role of a barrister? What does the Sheriff’s Officer do? What are the amounts that dictate which court a civil matter will be heard

in? What is the role of each court in the hierarchy?

Flow chart plus report type format

Assessment task one – Court assignment

Differences between the State and Federal Courts

State Court System

High Court Supreme Court of

Appeal/Criminal Court of Appeal

Supreme Court District Court Magistrates Court Tribunals

Federal Court System

High Court Federal Court of Appeal Federal Court Family Court Federal Magistrates Court

Highest court in the land

Original jurisdiction for matters relating to the Constitution

Appellate jurisdiction for matters on appeal from lower courts

Permission must be granted to appeal to the High Court

Australian High Court

First erected in 1876

Destroyed by an arsonist in 1968

Civil matters of a certain value

Serious criminal matters

Appeals from lower courts

Presided over by judges

Qld Supreme Court

FIRST BRISBANE SUPREME COURT

INSIDE BRISBANE SUPREME COURT

Brisbane Magistrates Court building, housing District and Supreme Court

New technology inside the new Magistrates Court

Always robed and gowned

Chief Justice wears the long wig

Remaining justices wear the shorter wigs

Supreme Court Justice

Chief Justice Dormer Andrews 1985-89

Middle court in hierarchy

Civil matters between a certain financial amount

Indictable criminal offences and criminal matters for imprisonment greater than 3 years

Hears appeals from Magistrates Courts

Qld District Court

Rockhampton District Court

Lowest court in the hierarchy

Hears most criminal matters at commencement

Hears minor criminal matters

Civil matters less than a certain financial amount

Presided over by Magistrates

Qld Magistrates Court

BRISBANE MURRI COURT

Based in Canberra but sits all over Australia

Matters relating to Federal jurisidiction

Consistent application for laws across the country

Presided over by Judges

Federal Court

A.C.T FEDERAL COURT

Newly established court with first appointments in 2000

Designed to relieve the burden off the Federal Court

Presided over by Federal Magistrates

Federal Magistrates Court

Federal Court Melbourne, housing High Court, Federal Court and Federal Magistrates Court

The adversarial system means that the best lawyer wins, rather than the truth prevails. Do you agree or disagree?’

The essay should include the following:

An explanation of the adversarial system An explanation of the inquisitorial system as it compares to the adversarial system An explanation of how the adversarial system may be based on the abilities of the

lawyers rather than a search for the truth An explanation of how the adversarial system discovers the truth in matters, if

relevant A conclusion about the topic – do you agree or disagree with this concept? Anything you believe is relevant to your argument

The essay must be a minimum of 500 words

Assessment task two - essay

Understanding of the legal framework Understanding of the basic principles of law Criminal and civil proceedings Law making process Interpreting legislation

Answer all the review questions in unit guide

35 true/false, short answer, multiple choice and matching type questions

Assessment task three – theory quiz

CORRECTIVE SERVICES

PSPGOV402B Deliver and monitor service to clients

BSBLEG413A Identify and apply the legal framework

QLD594JUS01A Communicate with clients on justice related issues

QLD594JUS01A Apply criminal law PSPETHC501A Promote the values and

ethos of public service

Units of competency – JSSC (study area 1)

QLD594JUS02A Prepare documentation for court proceedings

QLD594JUS03A Analyse social justice issues BSBRES401A Analyse and present

research information PSPREG411A Gather information through

interviews BSBWOR402A Promote team effectiveness CSCOFM305A Supervise offenders

Units of competency- C4 (study area 2)

PSPREG401C Exercise regulatory powers CSCORG605A Research issues and

concerns in correctional services

QLD595JUS02A Apply procedural and evidentiary rules

QLD595JUS03A Apply crime, punishment and victimology issues

PSPGOV508A Manage conflict

Units of competency- Dip (study area 3)