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Laws and the Justice system - Coggle Diagram
Laws and the Justice system
Bringing about change
Petitions are one way to campaign.
Online websites and media are a way to campaign and gain supporters.
A law you want to change or make would have several readings in parliament and finally would be signed of by the monarch and made a law.
What makes young people criminals
Feeling unhappy
Out of control of parents and teachers
Crime common in the neighbourhood
No money for consumer goods
Drugs and alcohol
Broken home
Influenced by friends
Excluded from school or just not getting on well
How should we treat young offenders
If the young person is over 15 but not an adult yet they may spend some time in a YOI which is like a prison for people who are not yet 18.
Prison doesn't work for some people because they will just come out more stubborn and hardened by the time they have spent there.
Equality before the law
It would not be fair if some people could get away with doing wrong things or committing crimes just because they were rich or famous.
It is much harder for some people to get jobs than others, for example, an employer wanting a waiter might not give the job to someone in a wheelchair because that would be unpractical.
Rule of law
We can do different things at different ages - for example, buy alcohol at 18, drive at 17, marry with parents consent at 16 and go into a pub with the owners consent at 14.
Justice
Fairness
Equality
Liberty
The rule of law means that we will all benefit from obeying the law but everyone needs to for us to benefit.
What happens in a youth court
Witness - only if the young person says they are not guilty
Usher - calls the witnesses
magistrates - like judges, usually three
Youth Offending Team - they may have come across the person before
Young person - who is charged with the crime
Justice clerk - a trained lawyer who advises them
Prosecutor - a solicitor who sets out the case against the young person.
Victim - may come to court if they wish and could be involved before the sentence is decided.