Single Subject Course
Criminal Procedure (Procedural Law)
Syllabus
Criminal Court Structure: Preliminary Matters; Police Powers; Police Station Interviewing; Commencement.; Legal Aid; Bail; Summary Trial: Trial by Indictment: Sentencing; Assisting Counsel/Solicitor advocate at a trial. Sanctions: Types of sentences; philosophies of sanctions; Appeal.
Learning Outcomes
1. Understand the role of the courts and the prosecution in respect of an alleged breach of the criminal law; 2. Be aware of the process of a summary trial and a trial on Indictment; 3. Understand the role and the powers of the Police, Magistrates and the jury in criminal proceedings; 4. Understand sentencing alternatives and the philosophies behind them.
Assessment
One assignment of six questions and one mulitple choice test
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