Criminal Courts Lesson Outcomes: Date: Friday, 07 December 2018 Describe the criminal court and appeal system Synthesize your knowledge in a diagram Specification links: Outline of criminal courts and appeal system, including classification of offences. n.b Criminal courts, Lay Magistrates & Juries are all one topic! Starter: How many of these key terms can you define? Bail Appeal Judge Jury Magistrate Crown Court Magistrates Court 1

Independent Learning Summarise the three categories of criminal offences. Describe the jurisdiction of the Magistrates’ Court Summarise the three kinds of Crown Courts Using the A3 paper, draw out a detailed (labelled) diagram of the Appeal system from the Magistrates’ Court on one side and Crown Court on the other. You must include the grounds of appeal, procedure & any relevant authority TIF – Plan out the potential content for the Exam question on p.102

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https://www.gov.uk/become-magistrate Lay Magistrates Date: Friday, 07 December 2018 Lay Magistrates Lesson Outcomes: State reasons why there is a need for other forms of dispute resolution Describe the people involved in each of the other forms of dispute resolution Outline the procedures in each of the other forms of dispute resolution Specification links: Lay magistrates: qualification, selection and appointment; composition of bench; training; role and powers Starter: Why is there a tradition of using lay people (not legally qualified) in the criminal law system? https://www.gov.uk/become-magistrate 4

Applying for a job as a Magistrate! Write a covering letter applying for a job as a Magistrate. You must demonstrate: Your understanding of the role & duties of a Magistrate Your understanding of the training and appointment of Magistrates How you meet the six key qualities and showing knowledge of the restrictions