Legal Studies- Crime

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Across
  1. 7. The presumption that structures the trial around the rights of the accused.
  2. 8. Punishment as "just deserts" for the offender.
  3. 10. Acronym for the 2002 NSW Act codifying police powers and responsibilities.
  4. 11. 2013 case recognising social deprivation as relevant to sentencing.
  5. 12. Conditional release of an accused awaiting trial; NSW Act of 2013 added "show cause".
  6. 13. Outcome when a trial is aborted, as when jurors bring in outside research.
  7. 14. What happened to homosexuality in NSW in 1984 as attitudes shifted.
  8. 17. "One-punch" laws set an eight-year non-___ period.
  9. 18. Type of minimum sentence that removes judicial discretion.
  10. 19. Steering children away from court, the design principle of the Young Offenders Act.
  11. 21. International policing body whose notices enforce extraterritorial reach.
  12. 22. Independent oversight body for police misconduct in NSW (acronym).
  13. 23. Type of control criminalised in NSW in 2022 after the Hannah Clarke murders.
  14. 24. Reoffending, which BOCSAR finds remains high after full-time imprisonment.
  15. 26. The "reasonable" version of this is the low threshold for a search without warrant.
  16. 28. The Notification Service requires a call to the Aboriginal Legal Service on arrest into this.
  17. 29. Sentencing purpose pursued through the Drug Court and intensive correction orders.
Down
  1. 1. Trial system of two opposing parties contesting before an impartial decision-maker.
  2. 2. "___ incapax": the presumption that a child aged 10–14 cannot form criminal intent.
  3. 3. Procedural justice concept: people obey law they see as fair
  4. 4. The person alleging the offence, whose honesty is routinely challenged in sexual assault trials.
  5. 5. Surrender of a person to another country to face trial; 1988 Cth Act.
  6. 6. Sentencing purpose aiming to discourage the offender or the wider public.
  7. 9. NSW body that criticised "move on" powers for indirect discrimination.
  8. 15. Youth justice ___: restorative process giving victims a direct voice.
  9. 16. The freedom of police and judicial officers to choose a course of action within legal limits.
  10. 20. Charge negotiation resolves over 90% of matters through this, for up to a 25% discount.
  11. 25. Middle tier of that Act's hierarchy, between a warning and a conference.
  12. 26. Crime prevention by target hardening, CCTV and improved lighting.
  13. 27. Internal police tool criticised for disproportionately targeting Aboriginal youth (acronym).