1. Criminal Justice System
AN INTRODUCTION

2. Three arms of the Criminal Justice System
POLICE
COURTS
CORRECTIVE SERVICES

3. POLICING why do you want to be a police officer?
Interact with the group. Allow them to identify all the reasons they want to be police. The common themes will be…variety, job security, career, helping people, uniform, fast cars and guns.

4. PSPGOV402B Deliver and monitor service to clients
Assessment Workbook

5. Written tasks 1 & 2
What attributes do you believe you have that would make you a good police officer?

6. I know what I want to say but I can’t write it down!
Common concern
I know what I want to say but I can’t write it down!
If you can speak English,
you can write English

7. Formal rules of writing
Correct font:
Arial is a preferred font for writing (size 12)_
Calibri is acceptable (size 11 or 12)
Times New Roman should only be used for letters
Correct spacing:
1.5 is preferred spacing
Set paragraphs at ‘0’ before and after
Correct grammar and spelling
Good attention to detail

9. Written word
There are some differences between the formal written word and the spoken word:
No contractions (don’t, won’t, couldn’t)
No abbreviations (etc, eg.)
No first person (I, we, me, you)
No slang (yous)
No swearing (unless in court documentation)
No text message language (2 u, WTF)

10. Big words
Big words are not the key to good writing. Consider the following:
State what is necessary
Use good sentence structure
Use simple plain English
Write what you want to say – and then adjust the structure if necessary
Instead of : For a moment it appeared that the precipitation would render the need for a whole new wardrobe.
Try: This much rain will ruin their clothes

11. Some tips Numbers between one and ten should be written as words
Numbers over ten should be written as numerals – 11, 12, 13
Etc is a word and should be written as etcetera
Eg. Should be written as For example

12. Formal English manners
Always assume that the reader knows nothing about your discussion
Do not use upper case
for emphasis – this is
shouting at the reader
Do not use italics for emphasis
Do not use bold font except for headings

13. Presentation Formal writing does not require pictures or coloured text
No need to indent paragraphs
All text should be aligned on the left
A single enter space between paragraphs
Make your document something worthy of presentation to the Commissioner of Police

15. COURTS JUSTICE FACT FINDING ASSESSMENT OF SITUATIONS
PRESENTING ARGUMENTS
GOOD ATTENTION TO DETAIL

16. BSBLEG413A Interpret and apply the legal framework
Assessment Tasks

17. BSBLEG413A Welcome to your first justice-related unit
Assessment tasks include:
Court assignment
Systems of Trial Essay
Online theory quiz

18. Assessment task one – Court assignment
What does the Court system look like?
Why is it important that the Court system has a hierarchy?
Understand certain elements of the court system:
Current Chief Justice of High Court
Current Chief Magistrate
Difference between a Magistrate and Judge
What is the role of a barrister?
What does the Sheriff’s Officer do?
What are the amounts that dictate which court a civil matter will be heard in?
What is the role of each court in the hierarchy?
Flow chart plus report type format

19. Differences between the State and Federal Courts
State Court System
Federal Court System
High Court
Supreme Court of Appeal/Criminal Court of Appeal
Supreme Court
District Court
Magistrates Court
Tribunals
High Court
Federal Court of Appeal
Federal Court
Family Court
Federal Magistrates Court

20. Australian High Court Highest court in the land
Original jurisdiction for matters relating to the Constitution
Appellate jurisdiction for matters on appeal from lower courts
Permission must be granted to appeal to the High Court

24. Qld Supreme Court First erected in 1876
Destroyed by an arsonist in 1968
Civil matters of a certain value
Serious criminal matters
Appeals from lower courts
Presided over by judges
FIRST BRISBANE SUPREME COURT

25. INSIDE BRISBANE SUPREME COURT

26. Brisbane Magistrates Court building, housing District and Supreme Court
New technology inside the new Magistrates Court

27. Supreme Court Justice Always robed and gowned
Chief Justice wears the long wig
Remaining justices wear the shorter wigs
Chief Justice Dormer Andrews

28. Qld District Court Middle court in hierarchy
Civil matters between a certain financial amount
Indictable criminal offences and criminal matters for imprisonment greater than 3 years
Hears appeals from Magistrates Courts
Rockhampton District Court

29. Qld Magistrates Court Lowest court in the hierarchy
Hears most criminal matters at commencement
Hears minor criminal matters
Civil matters less than a certain financial amount
Presided over by Magistrates

30. BRISBANE MURRI COURT

31. Federal Court Based in Canberra but sits all over Australia
Matters relating to Federal jurisidiction
Consistent application for laws across the country
Presided over by Judges
A.C.T FEDERAL COURT

32. Federal Magistrates Court
Newly established court with first appointments in 2000
Designed to relieve the burden off the Federal Court
Presided over by Federal Magistrates
Federal Court Melbourne, housing High Court, Federal Court and Federal Magistrates Court

33. Assessment task two - essay
The adversarial system means that the best lawyer wins, rather than the truth prevails. Do you agree or disagree?’
The essay should include the following:
An explanation of the adversarial system
An explanation of the inquisitorial system as it compares to the adversarial system
An explanation of how the adversarial system may be based on the abilities of the lawyers rather than a search for the truth
An explanation of how the adversarial system discovers the truth in matters, if relevant
A conclusion about the topic – do you agree or disagree with this concept?
Anything you believe is relevant to your argument
The essay must be a minimum of 500 words

34. Assessment task three – theory quiz
Understanding of the legal framework
Understanding of the basic principles of law
Criminal and civil proceedings
Law making process
Interpreting legislation
Answer all the review questions in unit guide
35 true/false, short answer, multiple choice and matching type questions

35. CORRECTIVE SERVICES

36. Units of competency – JSSC (study area 1)
PSPGOV402B Deliver and monitor service to clients
BSBLEG413A Identify and apply the legal framework
QLD594JUS01A Communicate with clients on justice related issues
QLD594JUS01A Apply criminal law
PSPETHC501A Promote the values and ethos of public service

37. Units of competency- C4 (study area 2)
QLD594JUS02A Prepare documentation for court proceedings
QLD594JUS03A Analyse social justice issues
BSBRES401A Analyse and present research information
PSPREG411A Gather information through interviews
BSBWOR402A Promote team effectiveness
CSCOFM305A Supervise offenders

38. Units of competency- Dip (study area 3)
PSPREG401C Exercise regulatory powers
CSCORG605A Research issues and concerns in correctional services
QLD595JUS02A Apply procedural and evidentiary rules
QLD595JUS03A Apply crime, punishment and victimology issues
PSPGOV508A Manage conflict