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Level 1: The Legal System

Module Description

This module aims to:

  • Equip students with an understanding of the criminal justice system
  • Provide students with an overview of both the court system and it principle actors
  • Describe the work of the CPS
  • Clarify the roles of the police, prison and probation services
  • Examine the role of the media

Module Content

  1. The Criminal Justice System: a brief survey
  2. Criminal Courts
  3. Looking at process
  4. Court cases
  5. In court – the principle players A
  6. In court – the principle players B
  7. Community Provision
  8. Custodial Provision
  9. The Royal Commission
  10. The Criminal Justice System and the media

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