1. How well do you know the Criminal legal system?

2. Rules of Play Form teams of 3-4. Choose 1 person to keep track of your money. The first team to raise ALL hands gets to answer the question first. You get 15 seconds to answer. If they get it correct, that team gets the dollar value of the question and gets to choose the next category & value. If they get it wrong, they lose the money and the next team gets to choose the category. The team with the most money at the end wins!

3. Types of Offences The Court Hierarchy The Jury System Human Rights Pre-trial Procedures The Adversary System Mixed Bag $100 $200 $300 $400

4. Types of Offences – $100 This is a minor crime that is heard in the Magistrate’s Court Summary Offence BACK

5. Types of Offences – $200 Indictable offences are described as this. Serious crimes BACK

6. Types of Offences – $300 Bill posting is an example of this type of offence. Summary Offence BACK

7. Types of Offences – $400 Causing serious injury recklessly is an example of this type of offence. Indictable offence heard summarily BACK

8. The Court Hierarchy – $100 This court hears indictable offences except murder and attempted murder. County Court BACK

9. The Court Hierarchy – $200 The Court of Appeal is a division of this State Court. Supreme Court BACK

10. The Court Hierarchy – $300 The Magistrate’s Court has this type of jurisdiction Original Jurisdiction BACK

11. The Court Hierarchy – $400 The court hierarchy allows for this, which refers to the courts developing expertise in dealing with the types of cases that come before them. Specialisation BACK

12. The Jury System – $100 A person who has worked in the legal justice system would be considered this. Ineligible for Jury Duty BACK

13. The Jury System – $200 This person acts as a chairperson on behalf of the whole jury. Foreperson BACK

14. The Jury System – $300 This type of challenge is made without giving a reason. Peremptory Challenge BACK

15. The Jury System – $400 In civil cases, the plaintiff is allowed to strike this many names off the Jury list. Three BACK

16. Human Rights – $100 Every person is this before the law Equal BACK

17. Human Rights – $200 A person charged with a criminal offense has the right to be presumed this. Innocent until proven guilty. BACK

18. Human Rights – $300 Double Jeopardy is an example of this right. Right not to be punished more than once. BACK

19. Human Rights – $400 This document protects human rights, including those within the criminal justice system Victorian Charter of Human Rights & Responsibilities BACK

20. Pre-Trial Procedures – $100 This is the release of a person from legal custody until their hearing or trial. Bail BACK

21. Pre-Trial Procedures – $200 A person charged with drug trafficking would be held in this. Remand BACK

22. Pre-Trial Procedures – $300 Prima facie exists if this is found. Evidence of sufficient weight to support a conviction. BACK

23. Pre-Trial Procedures – $400 This method of conducting committal hearings uses written statements rather than calling witnesses. Hand-up brief method. BACK

24. The Adversary System – $100 The Adversary System is often known as a contest for this. The Truth. BACK

25. The Adversary System – $200 Choosing what evidence to use is an example of this characteristic of the adversary system Party Control BACK

26. The Adversary System – $300 These are the three steps witnesses go through when giving oral evidence to the court. Evidence-in-chief, cross-examination and re-examination. BACK

27. The Adversary System – $400 This disadvantage of the Adversary System is primarily due to the parties’ need to control and win their cases High Cost BACK

28. Mixed Bag – $100 This court oversees cases involving suspicious deaths. Coroner’s court BACK

29. Mixed Bag – $200 This person performs administrative and court duties, such as completing paperwork, liaising with parties and keeping a record of court proceedings. Judge’s Associate BACK

30. Mixed Bag - $300 This person, available through Victoria Legal Aid, represents people who have not had the opportunity to see a lawyer before going to court Duty Lawyer BACK

31. Mixed Bag - $400 The right to challenge jurors to try to achieve a jury that may favour one side is an example of this weakness of the jury system. Not a true cross-section of the community BACK