Causes of Law Reform (HSC SSCE Legal Studies): Flashcards

When existing laws fail to regulate behaviour or deliver justice

Changing social values, new justice concepts, new technology

Ethical standards guiding how people think about their society

Standards of behaviour generally agreed upon by the community

2 adults not married but living together as a couple

Sentencing a person to death by judicial process

Meetings with all affected by young offender's crime

Apprehended Domestic Violence Order - protects intimate partners

Using another's identity to commit fraud, usually for gain

A dishonest act done intentionally to deceive