Course: From Crime to Punishment: an Introduction to Criminal Justice

Access to information is, in general terms, much easier than it used to be. The internet and social media mean that people can find and share ‘stuff’ much more readily …

We may not know much about what happens in jury deliberations, and so there may be a whole range of unusual things happening of which we are not (yet) aware. …

One reason that some people get irate about the attention given to juries is that relatively speaking, very few cases actually get to a jury. Of course, that doesn’t mean …

When people think of the criminal trial in England and Wales, their thoughts will often be of the jury. The jury plays a central role in our cultural representations of …

In this video, Patrick Gallimore discusses the criminal trial and its scope. He explains the issues of the burden and standard of proof, and goes on to consider some of …

From the animation relating to Joe’s trial, you’ll have hopefully got a sense of what the roles of some of the key participants are. So, you’ll have seen that the …

We’ll follow Joe into the courtroom and use this animation to try to get an idea of some important aspects of the trial process. Things that it would be good …

In our learning last week we followed Joe from the point of his arrest. You’ll recall he was interviewed by the police and charged with an offence of causing grievous …

To help us to think about how criminal justice systems reflect the priorities of stakeholders, some authors have developed so-called ‘models’ of criminal justice. These should not be read as …

When you were thinking about the different interests of stakeholders in the previous step, you may have had all kinds of things in mind, but perhaps they included some of …

The Code for Crown Prosecutors is arguably the key document which prosecutors use in their work. Once a charging decision has been made, the CPS must decide whether a prosecution …

Joe is charged with an offence of causing grievous bodily harm with intent under section 18 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861. It is not being alleged that …

You’ll have seen that one of the roles of the CPS is to provide advice on charging decisions. What might this mean for Joe? The CPS are guided in this …

In this video Patrick Gallimore, a lecturer in York Law School, discusses what prosecution is, and who does it. He considers the background for the creation of the Crown Prosecution …