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legal studies unit 3- criminal justice system - Coggle Diagram

- - - - access:
        the means or opportunities to approach or make use of the legal system and its resources regardless of class or social economic status.
        having access to legal representation, advice, information and assistance.
        ability to pursue a case.
        utilise procedures, institutions and methods that help resolve cases.
- - - - standard of proof:
        beyond reasonable doubt. the judge or jury must be able to answer no to the question 'is there any possibility that the accused is not guilty' before they can find the accused guilty.
        
        presumption of innocence:
        guarantee that the accused will assumed to be innocent until charge has been proved beyond reasonable doubt. upheld through the burden and standard of proof, bail, the right to silence, police need a reasonable belief in a persons guilt before they can arrest, prior convictions not known until sentencing, and the right to appeal a wrong conviction.
- - - - right to trial by jury:
        a trial by others in the community.
        magna carter- no free man shall be imprisoned except by the lawful judgement of his peers.
        allows for community participation in legal process and for law to be applied according to community standards.
- - - - right to give evidence as a vulnerable witness: types of alternative arrangements
        
        witness may give evidence from a place other than the courtroom by means of closed circuit television
        
        -screens may be used to remove the accused from the direct line of vision of the witness
        
        support person chosen by the witness may be present in the courtoom while giving their evidence