Across
- 3. an authority or agency given power by parliament to make and/or enforce laws
- 7. a condition of the mind that impacts on a person’s ability to know the nature and quality of their conduct, or that the conduct was wrong
- 9. a sanction that involves removing the offender from society for a stated period of time and placing them in prison
- 14. a specialist court that is able to impose a drug treatment order on an offender where drugs or alcohol contributed to the commission of the offence
- 15. an independent group of people chosen at random to determine questions of fact in a trial and reach a decision (i.e. a verdict)
- 17. law made by parliament; also known as Acts of Parliament or legislation
- 18. a minor offence generally heard in the Magistrates’ Court
- 20. an area of law that defines behaviours and conduct that are prohibited and outlines sanctions for people who commit them
- 21. the supervised and conditional release of a prisoner after the minimum period of imprisonment has been served
- 22. strong mental pressure on someone to overcome their independent will and force them to do something
- 23. the power of a court to hear a case on appeal
- 24. the standard of proof in a criminal case
- 25. one purpose of a sanction, designed to discourage the offender and others in the community from committing similar offences
- 28. a statement filed with the court by a victim that is considered by the court when sentencing. It contains particulars of any injury, loss or damage suffered by the victim as a result of the offence
- 30. where culpability or responsibility for committing a crime can be established without having to prove there was mens rea (i.e. a guilty mind)
- 31. the physical element of a crime (i.e. the act itself)
Down
- 1. a sanction that requires the offender to pay an amount of money to the state
- 2. law made by judges through decisions made in cases
- 4. the amount of jurors on a criminal trial
- 5. the power of a court to hear a case for the first time (i.e. not on appeal from a lower court)
- 6. a division of the Magistrates’ Court, Children’s Court and County Court that (in certain circumstances) operates as a sentencing court for First Nations people
- 8. a formal assembly of representatives of the people that is elected by the people and gathers to make laws
- 10. a method used in the Magistrates’ Court and Children’s Court to ‘redirect’ offenders away from the court and avoid a criminal record by placing them on a plan
- 11. the unlawful and intentional killing of a human being by a person who acted voluntarily and without any lawful justification
- 12. has the burden of proof in a criminal case
- 13. the mental element of a crime (i.e. an awareness of the fact that the conduct is criminal)
- 16. one purpose of a sanction, designed to demonstrate the community’s disapproval of the offender’s actions
- 19. an act or omission that is against an existing law, harmful both to an individual and to society, and punishable by law
- 26. a person who does an act to help another person who has committed a serious indictable offence to avoid being apprehended, prosecuted, convicted or punished
- 27. a flexible, non-custodial sanction (i.e. one that doesn’t involve a prison sentence) that the offender serves in the community, with conditions attached
- 28. a delegated body which has authority to prosecute certain road and traffic offences. It can also issue infringement notices for breaches of road rules
- 29. an area of law that defines the rights and responsibilities of individuals, groups and organisations in society and regulates private disputes