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15 Cards in this Set
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Types of crime
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offences against persons, economic offences( property, white collar crime), offences against the state, drug offences, public order offences, traffic offences, victimless crimes, preliminary crimes (attempt, conspiracy)
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sources of law
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statute law, common law, constitutional seperation of powers
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Court Structure
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The Local Court, The Children’s Court, The Coroner’s Court, The District Court, Supreme Court, High Court
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Factors Affecting Definition of Crime and Criminal Behaviour
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Social and Economic Factors, Genetic Theories, Political Motives, Self Interest or Greed
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Elements of Crime
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Mens Rea (mental state of offender), Actus Reus (conduct of offender), Causation
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distinguishing summary and indictable
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summary (minor), indictable (serious)
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parties to a crime
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principal in first degree (actual perpetrator), principal in the second, degree (person who was present, assisting), accessory before the fact (person who helped to plan), accessory after the fact (person who, knowing about the crime, helped the offender afterwards)
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complete defences
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mental illness, self-defence, necessity, duress, consent
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partial defences (to murder reducing it to manslaughter)
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provocation, substantial impairment of responsibility
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the criminal process and the role of discretion
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reporting crime, investigation, arrest and charge, bail, plea, hearing (evidence, procedure, including the role of juries), appeals, personnel (police, prosecutors, defence lawyers, magistrates, judges)
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the role of legal aid
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aims to help redress the inequalities of access to the legal system
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types of international crime
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Crimes committed outside the jurisdiction, transnational crimes, crimes against the international community
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sources of law for international crimes
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treaties and convention
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creating social order through :
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education, regulation, coercion
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crime prevention
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-situational crime prevention (making the crimes situation more risky) eg locks and surveillance, -Social crime prevention ( identifying and stopping factors that lead to criminal behaviour) eg poor parenting, poor home environment
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