An Overview of Criminal Law (VCE SSCE Legal Studies): Flashcards
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Criminal law definition
Criminal law definition
Law defining prohibited conduct & outlining penalties
Primary function of criminal law
Primary function of criminal law
Protect the community as a whole
3 criteria for an act to be a crime
3 criteria for an act to be a crime
Breaks law, harms individual & society, punishable by law
Omissions in criminal law
Omissions in criminal law
Failures to act when there is a legal duty to do so
Presumption of innocence
Presumption of innocence
Accused assumed not guilty until proven guilty
Burden of proof in criminal cases
Burden of proof in criminal cases
On the prosecution to prove guilt
Standard of proof in criminal cases
Standard of proof in criminal cases
Beyond reasonable doubt
Summary offences
Summary offences
Minor offences heard in Magistrates' Court
Indictable offences
Indictable offences
Serious offences heard in County/Supreme Court with jury
Most severe sanction
Most severe sanction
Imprisonment (sanction of last resort)