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